....If he needed a new god, which one should he swear himself to? The penitent? The reborn? 

...What would he swear to them?

As he contemplated the new direction he needed to go, he barely registered that they had continue to travel, let alone the silence.

Suddenly, he was pulled from his thoughts as she spoke again. He responds with a weak smile and a nod. "Being informed will serve you well. The first lesson...is that working for royalty does not give you the title. Only blood does. Or...taking over through force and killing the ruling family. That is why its important to know that the family is dead. And knowing this, you know that I get none of the benefits they would have gotten. And neither can I ascend the throne, as a royal could."