Arthur looked at her.
Not the way he probably looked at her before this conversation. He looked at her the way he looked at things he was seeing properly for the first time, with everything Noah had laid on the table sitting behind his eyes, and the look lasted long enough that Gigarose's smile, which never disappeared, went very still underneath itself.
It lasted less than a second.
She recovered the way she always recovered, with ease.
"The city is not fully secured," she said. "There are districts that still need—"
"Did you arm them."
His voice was quiet. That low, furious quiet.
Gigarose looked at him.
"The dragon knight order," Arthur said. "The abilities. The gates." He did not raise his voice. He did not need to. "Every knight I have fought across this campaign. Every ability that has cost me men and time and resources." He took one step toward her. "Did you give them that."
Gigarose tilted her head slightly.
"Arthur," she said warmly.
"Answer the question."
