Gareth frowned at Sophia's words. "Sophia... You shouldn't stay here. This is a bad place for you right now..." He trailed off, not wanting to mention in the presence of an Order guard the things he suspected, despite his workings within the Order. She was unsafe just by remaining in Keilaudrin, and she could end up condoning a war with Lyok if she didn't return by the appointed time. This was not good news. He liked Sophia, but the state of affairs in the region was too grave for a foreign princess to lie under the responsibility of the kingdom. Harker looked at Wallace with a gaunt face akin to the one he gave before, indicating a deep dissatisfaction with the way things were going. He looked at Canti and said a little quieter, voice but above a breath, "The serpent on the neck is in the company of other snakes. The half-blood prince turns his back on us." Though the rest could hear him, the message wouldn't be significant to them with the cryptic way he delivered it to Wallace, who would be the only one to understand. The identity of the knight with Sophia became clear to him as Sir Tyler, the other candidate for commander. He thought to himself, 'What if Thomas is next?'