Chapter 70 A Man Who Is Not A Man

• She knew the rage was coming as soon as they walked through the gates. Word spread quickly of the outcome of the Wolf Rider's spy mission and the soldiers at the gate scrambled to get Theobald on a cart and rushed to the nearest house of healing. Soon healers and enchantresses surrounded his bed. He was in a poor state, having lost much more blood during the ride home, even if the enchantresses that had gone on the mission with them had done the best to keep his bandages clean and wound tight.
• Nicholette, however, couldn't be with him. She was barred at the door by soldiers who politely but unwaveringly let her know that her father wanted to see her. She wasn't ready to argue with the soldiers as much as she wasn't ready to argue with her father so she chose to just go with the flow and walk with them to her house. The sun cracked on the horizon, waking Erbe up.
• As Nicholette walked in, her father was already dressed and had a mug of coffee in his hand and a look of mad fury to him. He kept his voice low, but he hit her with the force of an executioner bringing down the axe.