Death was never Yulis's worry.
Ever since he replaced Cassara's twin brother to become an eye within the royal palace of the La Crox, there was never a day Yulis forgot how dangerous his everyday life was.
The man he called father was cruel, but also keen. He would end Yulis if he found out he wasn't one of his children, and he could do that so easily. The late king wouldn't be able to drive out the founding clans if he wasn't capable.
That was also the reason the former queen, Ameria Grimsbanne-La Crox, asked the founding clans to cut ties with her husband. The previous clan leaders might be capable, but against the patriarch of the La Crox and his wife, it would just be a losing war.
