When Eltanin walked out of the bedchamber, he made sure that over twenty Draka soldiers were guarding the corridor that led to her chamber. There was complete mayhem. He had to find Rigel and Lerna, Fafnir and Tabit who had insisted on coming with him. But first he had to find Biham and Kinshra. He wasn't even sure if Biham had survived.
Eltanin was hurrying down a corridor when he chanced upon General Balfour. "Where is the king?" he asked, halting the General. "How is he?"
Balfour looked panicky. "Come with me," he said in a shaky voice. "I will brief you on the way." He resumed his way to the bedchamber where Biham and Kinshra were.
When he didn't speak, Eltanin goaded him. "Tell me about him!" He was hoping against hope that Biham was alive.
