Gareth was about to honor Sophia's question with a response, but the bolt in the sky interrupted before he could speak. A loud crash was heard next to the breaking of wood, and he broke his stare at Sophia to look at the king's table, where the king stood looking grim and guards closed in. Karl Leid had fallen from the Tower of the Thistle. "Karl Leid!" He screamed and broke the silence among the crowd, him standing up from his chair and knocking it over. "Oh my gods!" He looked up to the top of the tower, and then he looked around him at the edges of the area, and finally Harker brought his blue eyes to look at Sophia's, himself frowning and appearing distressed, his face pallid and his body shaking. The half-elf balled up his fists until his knuckles turned white.