Adrian nodded his head at the news about the king and queen but looked thoughtful about the update on Adam. He'll have to talk to the younger prince a little later. Find out what's been happening. And maybe talk to Henry to find out about the ambush. He stopped short and looked at Alessandra. [color=00aeef]"Did the soldiers who accompanied me survive? Theo?"[/color] 

A few hours after Henry and Adrian made it to the castle, Theo had rode in, barely clinging to life. He had managed to escape the ambush but passed away while he was being treated, the same poison that had run through Adrian's body ultimately claiming his life. He had managed to report that the soldiers they had brought with them all fell in battle. The King had immediately sent out soldiers to gather the bodies of the fallen and they were given a proper burial a day before Adrian awoke.