Snippet #1487346

Jake was listening to Grim as he asked if there was a way to coexist, a smile crossing his expression. That was such a distant dream. What the Pack had done, or had been accused of at least, was unforgivable. Crys knew it, Jake knew it, and so did the rest of the land... As long as everyone believed that murderer was the king, there would be no peace. Not for him at least.
When the soldier came rushing towards and told Grim someone wanted to see him, Jake didn't really have to look to know who that would be. There's only one person who would stumble upon a campsite like this and not turn back to report... That was Evin. With the corner of his eyes he caught a glimpse of only a shadow of a man at a distance... Jake felt a sick desire to let Evin see him just to see what he would do, if he would understand what he was doing or consider him to be a traitor. Truly, he probably was a traitor at this point. He nodded, pushing that thought out of his mind. Crys had specifically ordered him to not be caught with the Knights by anyone in the Pack, not even her. If that ever happened she might even have to execute him for treason, he didn't want to put her through that. One of the many reasons Dani had given him not to accept the task. Why the hell didn't he listen to her? Life would be so much easier now if he had.

He snapped out of his shocked state and bitter thoughts to catch Grim's final words to him before heading towards Evin. Jake made himself invisible and even with the painful possibility of someone being killed here... To intervene would go against all of his orders and if he didn't leave, he would have to intervene. All he could do was hope that somehow both his friends would be able to keep their calm and get through this encounter alive. Jake sighed and walked away from the two men, finding his way through the forest back to the path he was supposed to follow in the first place: The one that led to Newhaven.