Chapter 779: Chapter 779: King Maelor’s Plight Part II

The question hung in the air between them, unanswered and unanswerable.

Maelor's jaw tightened. His pale blue eyes met Jack's gaze, and in that moment, something shifted in the understanding between them.

The king had come expecting to negotiate with someone who could be reasoned with, someone operating within the bounds of conventional logic and self-interest.