"Before I can give you the letter, there are secrets that you need to know," Liam said after he took a deep, steadying breath. "Father, I know you dislike keeping secrets, but these are too heavy to bear casually. I need everyone's word that you won't speak of what you hear or see tonight, and that you're willing to die a horrible death to keep these secrets. If you can't do that, then you should leave now, before you hear something that you can't unhear."
"We know how to keep matters in confidence, Lord Liam," Sir Brennus promised, making a 'go-on' motion with his hand. "You don't have to scare us."
