Leo sat across from Duke Alric, his red eyes narrowing, a storm growing inside as he took in the shocking news. His casual yawn stopped, voice sharp with disbelief. "What do you mean Sir Serion's dead? He's one of the strongest in the damn kingdom, and you're telling me someone killed him?"
Slowly, Alric put his glasses down and rubbed his temple as if he were trying to relieve a headache. "Someone killed Sir Serion," he said in a low, gruff voice filled with grief and rage. He slid a letter with a broken wax seal bearing the royal crest of the kingdom across the desk.
Leo grasped the letter with a tightened jaw and a burning sense of frustration. After looking over the paper, he saw that Serion Helcrast, the most intelligent investigator in the kingdom, had disappeared two days prior and had been discovered at the outskirts of an unnamed town with a deep cut across his throat and bruises all over his body.
