Gabriel put up a fight to get out of the guard's hold, which only resulted in making his wound worse. "You bastard!" He spat. "You couldn't fight me alone without your guards."
"I could, but you're beneath me. Hold him steady," Xavier said, opening Gabriel's shirt to check what wound was making him so weak. "You were stabbed with a holy weapon. You might not make it through the night."
Xavier was surprised that Gabriel wasn't already dead.
Was his will to see Selene what kept him going?
"It wasn't worth it for you to come here. If that wife you brought here is the one who stabbed you, you should have gone to the other guards or the palace. Not here to seek pity from Selene. You won't get it," Xavier said, closing back up Gabriel's shirt.
