Fire filled Ansel's eyes as anger darkened his gaze.
"And just how do you know that the food has been poisoned," He snarled, grinding his teeth.
Hattie glanced over at him, a soft deceit filling her eyes. She kneeled on the ground before him.
"Please Your Majesty I know I no longer have business in the castle but I worry about you. I worry about your safety. I know it wasn't right but these past couple of months, I've been watching you train at the Training Grounds and I heard your conversation with Milady…" She whined, her soft tone filled with pity.
"That still doesn't tell me how you know that the food was poisoned," He grumbled, "So tell me how did you come to find this?"
She turned her eyes to the ground, lowering her head…
