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Judith was in mid speech when the light elf that had escorted her entered the room in a panic. "Sire," she seemed to be out of breath. Had she been running? "There's been a commotion in the castle. There's an intruder!" when Bryon looked at her he seemed more annoyed than concerned. "I know," he said to her. Her face became twisted with confusion. "How did you-" she stopped and looked over at Judith who seemed tense. "You! You knew all along? If you had told us that there would be an intruder then he wouldn't have even gotten in to the castle!" Bryon raised an eyebrow at her outburst. "He isn't a threat," he said to her calmly. "If Judith knew that he was a threat then she would have informed us earlier." the woman hesitated to speak but she shot Judith a look.

Judith brought herself to stand in front them and looked up at Bryon. "He doesn't wish to shed blood, if he must defend himself then he will but he won't shed any blood tonight." she said to him. He heard what she had said but was worried that she might be wrong. "Are you certain?" he asked her. Judith didn't speak, she nodded. "Alright, this is an unusual circumstance but I believe Judith. I don't think that she would allow someone who she knew was dangerous to get this far." he gave the woman a look, warning her to not speak anymore.

"What shall I do then, sire? Escort him to you?" she didn't want to believe what was happening, but it was. Bryon was too kind and he trusted people too much. If he was lucky then he would live another few years. Bryon nodded at her question. "Yes, bring him to me. I will speak to him," he paused for a moment then spoke once more. "I want some guards outside of the room, just in case but I don't think that I will need help if something goes wrong." the female nodded and left the throne room in a hurry. Bryon looked down at Judith as they were left alone. "Now, may I ask why you trust this Dark Elf so much?" Judith smiled nervously. "It's a long story." she replied.