He was enraged, but also relieved. Finding out that the foreign delegation sent and assassin after you made his blood boil. The fact that you decided to keep it all a secret and deal with the assassin by yourself was just the cherry on top. If he wasn't there to stop this madness, you would have gotten killed together with the stupid knight that he almost had to beat the information out of.

"Take him to the dungeons, I'll question him later." He signaled for the knights to take the assassin away and then returned his attention towards you. Although he looked calm like always, the turmoil of emotions he felt inside was overwhelming. You were the only person he didn't want to lose, he kept his distance because he wanted to protect you from the curse that's as placed on his family.

"If you wen on with your initial plan....you would have been dead. I'm the only one that can defeat assassins like this one." He hated himself, because the curse was clearly affecting you too. He didn't understand why, though. What did you know or have that the curse made you put your life in danger? It wasn't the first time you simply walked into danger without thinking. There were times when your eyes looked devoid of any life and you walked and spoke in such a creepy way, he truly believed you were being possessed by something at these times. The worst part was that you don't seem to remember.

He took a deep breath, trying to keep calm.