My own anger flares. "You have trusted me once, what have I done to lose it?"
"You left."
The words hit me like a knife in the back. I have to look away. Silence swells to fill the space between us again.
...
"I have seen the fate of other men you intended to question. I have seen the way your orders have been carried out. No one at the tourney knows anything. Do not condemn them to death because you fear your throne may be taken from you."
Grey