[Valdik pov ]
"What do you mean no?!" I remembered my father's voice snapping at me, causing me to flinch where I stood. My grip trembled beneath me, not only when met with his rage but with my own fury as well.
"The Poulian's…decided they don't want to help us…" I muttered through choked words, "We'll have to find another way…i—"
"We'll ask them again!" He interrupted, getting up from his throne and passing by me without another word to me. His hands outstretched to two of the many guards that lined the walls.
"You two! Go make them an offer!" He bellowed. "Tell them i'll give up anything! just—"
"Father I already tried that—" I tried to warn, though my words were only met with a glare so cold it froze me and my words just as they left my mouth. I was speechless when I was faced with the desperate look sharp enough to kill even his own son…
