The voice belonged to Voren. Panic and anger filled his tone as he raised his head and shouted across the room with enough intensity to silence several nearby conversations instantly.
"If anything happens to her, every single one of you will answer for it."
The declaration shocked everyone who heard it.
Voren was widely known as Ravyn's closest ally, and both men had spent most of the evening opposing Seraphine in ways that left no doubt about their hostility toward her ambitions.
Yet now Voren held her unconscious body with unmistakable protectiveness, his expression filled with urgency that no one present had ever seen directed toward her before.
Ignoring the stunned reactions surrounding him, Voren carried Seraphine quickly through the corridor that led toward the private suites reserved for elite guests.
Once inside one of the rooms, he placed her carefully on the bed before immediately crossing toward the medicine cabinet mounted against the wall.
