Anselm looks over at Lillian for a moment, then salutes. "I will keep her safe Milord Gilford. You have my word on it."

He turned to the rest of the group raising his voice. "All right then, get a move on, you hear me? We're going to be in potentially hostile territory for a good long while! If I see any laxness going on, there will be a reckoning!" He sticks his finger in the direction of Aran and Jalnir, continuing on imperiously. "Both of you are going to be on guard with me. Two in front, one in the rear! In rotation." He look over at the remaining three, and the prince. "You three will be keeping a very close eye on the prince, understood? If you have to do anything magic related you will do it one at a time, am I clear?"

Without waiting for an answer, he knelt down next to the prince. "My Lord Prince... If there is fighting, you will listen and do exactly what we tell you to do, right? If I or any of the other Royal Guards tell you to hide, I expect you to be invisible."