"We mean no harm to anyone," Loghlan said, placing one hand on Sir Gavin's shoulder to stop the other man from taking a protective position in front of him while he held the other hand up in a gesture meant to show that he wasn't reaching for his sword. "We've just come to see what's happened, and to help if we can," he said, hoping to put the horned soldier at ease.
At the sound of voices, Sir Cynwrig's head snapped up, and his eyes widened when he saw Baron Loghlan. He started to rise, then seemed to think better of it, instead pulling Dalwyn closer and looking at the baron with a complicated expression as he was caught between the etiquette of a vassal and the burdens of a husband and a father.
