Ben

"yes of course. but there are many political reasons to consider and also for a guard or a soldier they would be thinking about how the weather could affect their battle and if they had to battle what would they do in the current weather." he nodded then moved the pot off the heat and turned to look at you. "what if someone is following us and wants Hendric dead? he was the only one outside when it snowed" he said reasonable

" That makes sense, but why would they want Hendric dead? "

Ben

"well. if i thought about all the facts we have about him and then what we don't have well. Hendric could potentially be a runaway lord's son or prince, he could be a criminal come from another country, but at night his eyes glow blue. don't you find that odd? and why does hendric not talk about his past? were he came from or who his parents were because when he and i first met his 'ragged' clothing felt like silk to me." he said evidently studdying it from the angle of someone who was not friends with him

" That could be. But why would they want to kill him? "

Ben

"betrayal. theft. who knows. it could also be something political. did you know that a kingdom overseas was taken and only one member of the royal family survived? the people from that kingdom want him on the thrown but those who took over would want him dead. it could be even bigger then what it is. and hendric has a secret nobody knows. who can tell whats going on."

She looked over at Hendric. " He... doesn't seem like a bad person. "

Ben

"your right. he is too loyal to be a criminal. i realy am curiouse about his past now... when we were leaving i herd someone shout hendric's name but i didnt recognise their voice." he handed you a bowl of the warm soup and then started to warm up some oats to feed the two remaining horses.

" then Maybe the same person who invaded my castle was looking for Hendric. "

Ben

"maybe we just found another piece of Hendric's past. i wounder what the rest of his past is. don't you?"

" I do. But he's very unwilling to talk about. More unwilling than he is to talk to me about... anything. "