Ruvian had already known they were there. Morvayne had warned him the moment he moved closer to his father.
The five men Edric had brought with him were not particularly strong magus, but they were still more than enough to threaten his family, none of whom had the strength to defend themselves against trained magic users.
It was obvious now that they had planned to use force from the very beginning. They had simply been waiting for the right moment to drag the men out of hiding and put pressure on his father.
"What is this, Edric!?"
Dieren spoke firmly, trying to hold his ground, but there was no hiding the fear and panic in his voice.
His face had gone pale as his eyes swept across the men surrounding them. He stayed close to Ruvian, almost putting himself between his son and the others without even thinking about it.
Edric glanced at him with a faint, amused smile, clearly entertained that Dieren still needed the situation spelled out for him.
