Chase

It was time to get some answers. Ryker, my father and I were headed down to the Silver Cell. It was a cell designed specifically to hold any type of shifter, even those with different abilities. I should have had him put here to begin with.

I also had to tell my dad about marking Lyse, though I figured he would understand the need to buck that tradition this time. It had been an emergency, and at at least I had witnesses, which was what the point of the ceremony was for a royal, anyway.

I was just waiting on Ryker. He said something about needing to take care of something upstairs, so my father and I were giving him a minute. He looked angry and out of sorts as he bounded up the staircase. We figured he could use a minute before going to face the Olc asshole again, anyway.

“Hey Dad?”, I began, hoping that he was going to take this well. He was usually a stickler for tradition.

“Yes?”

“I, uh. I marked Lyse.”, I said, looking into his eyes as I spoke.

He was quiet, contemplative. I coul