<span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">Cedric with the others recited the oath, and as King Atria came to him, Cedric was caught off guard by his question. He swallowed and said,<br/><br/>"My men held the pass against a flanking attack and prevented the armies fighting in the lowlands from being cut-off."<br/><br/>It was all he could say. Maybe he said too much? Should he had just said 'yes'? His mind was racing. He had just told the King that his high commander did not see the surprise flanking attack coming, threatening their supply lines and their way back. Cedric swallowed, hoping he had not overstepped his position in addressing the King.</span>