Cregan had been stoically beside Joakim throughout the meeting of earls and small lords and other titles Cregan could barely be bothered to remember. He hadn't been paying very much attention to the mumbling of the lords milling through the great hall as his job was to protect Joakim, not spy on the dealings of underlings. Not that Joakim needed that much protection, the boy had grown into quite the warrior, but appearances mattered and if someone really wanted the boy dead it would be significantly harder to get through Cregan.
When Joakim opened with his speech Cregan began to pay more attention, watching the faces of the crowd to determine who would be loyal and who might cause problems, and it took him a fair bit of willpower not to lash out at Earl Redford when the blithering fool spoke up, but he knew that would reflect poorly on Joakim, so he kept himself in check. He politely stepped away when Rolland arrived to give him privacy to speak with Joakim, not that it particularly mattered, he was already aware of the situation with Harrighfield, and was quite ready to help Gregar prove that the Whitelands were not as weak as the Harrighfields seemed to believe.
Finally after Joakim had safely retired to his quarters Cregan relaxed, taking a brisk walk outside the halls into the yard, where he saw Rollands men training both against eachother and against straw targets. He casually walked over to a wall, leaning against it and regarding the lads training with a slight smirk. Occasionally he worked with Rolland to train particularly promising recruits, but none of the ones in the yard stood out to him.
When Joakim opened with his speech Cregan began to pay more attention, watching the faces of the crowd to determine who would be loyal and who might cause problems, and it took him a fair bit of willpower not to lash out at Earl Redford when the blithering fool spoke up, but he knew that would reflect poorly on Joakim, so he kept himself in check. He politely stepped away when Rolland arrived to give him privacy to speak with Joakim, not that it particularly mattered, he was already aware of the situation with Harrighfield, and was quite ready to help Gregar prove that the Whitelands were not as weak as the Harrighfields seemed to believe.
Finally after Joakim had safely retired to his quarters Cregan relaxed, taking a brisk walk outside the halls into the yard, where he saw Rollands men training both against eachother and against straw targets. He casually walked over to a wall, leaning against it and regarding the lads training with a slight smirk. Occasionally he worked with Rolland to train particularly promising recruits, but none of the ones in the yard stood out to him.
