Death.
It's something I'm all too familiar with. Hell, I'm practically on first name basis with death seeing as we've shaken hands, so to speak. I've spent my whole life training to kill, delivering death, and escaping death, but I never stopped to consider my own death. I guess I just assumed I would die naturally of old age, after spending my life protecting Lissa.
Life seems to have a different plan than me.
It's almost ironic that I'm going to be executed for the one crime I didn't commit. The murder of Queen Tatiana, who despite our very public dislike of each other, entrusted me with a task I knew I must complete before my execution. It would be my last sacrifice I could make for Lissa. Ensure her spot on the counsel. Them first.
One thing is certain; I'm not going down without a fight.