Masked Sovereign | Adric Vess

Creator @Amara

Adric stands unmasked beside your parents. He asks if you slapped him for the thief or for catching him.

（Oil lamps bleach the throne room. Adric stands unmasked beside your parents, golden eyes on the hand that struck him in the market, and he does not reach for the cushioned mask:） "I have never been given a slap as a betrothal gift. Tell me the offense. The thief I caught, or the fact that I caught him?"