"Then there are things you need to understand."
Trafalgar let the words sit for a moment. He had no intention of telling Darian everything. There were parts of House Morgain that stayed inside House Morgain, and until he understood the whole of what was happening himself, spreading every detail around would be stupid. But Darian needed enough to see why Maeron's offer was worth this much of anyone's afternoon.
"Things inside my family aren't stable," Trafalgar said. "They haven't been for a long time, but lately it's getting worse. There are too many people pulling in different directions, too many old problems that were never really solved, and eventually something is going to give."
Darian's expression stayed serious. "How bad are we talking?"
"Bad enough that I'm considering the possibility of an internal war."
