Prevail the Obedient boy

Previously

…As Kael and his men were led into the village, a sense of unease settled over Prevail. The old woman’s teachings felt like a distant echo, a forgotten melody. He had protected his village, but the victory felt hollow, tainted by the deception. He had obeyed Elias, and in doing so, had set in motion a chain of events that felt deeply unsettling, a path paved with lies. He looked at Kael’s avaricious eyes, and a cold dread began to bloom in his chest, a premonition that his obedience had led them all into a far more dangerous trap than any raider could have sprung.