His sombre words caused my eyes to narrow and my brows to knit in confusion at his sudden change in demeanour, before I then stood up and motioned him to follow me to a more private space.
Once we were on one of the many vacant terraces in the Palace, I had Abraham and Horus stand guard outside to make sure no one dared approach, and only then did I ask "What's wrong Valdour?" My voice urgent in it's masked worry.
Valdour walked next to me, where he didn't return my gaze and instead looked beyond the railing, into the massive castle compound around us for a moment, the jovial sounds of the party still echoing in our ears for a few seconds, before he softly called out "Alexander..."
