alternately if it was one of jack’s men stabbing rhys then it would happen once they were a little closer, maybe have kissed or slept together once or twice. rhys is starting to trust him, but then gets stabbed by someone in jack’s retinue and feel so betrayed and stupid because of course, jack is a criminal, he never loved him, he just wanted his guard down so he could kill him

of course jack didn’t want that and his guy was acting on a misinterpretation of his order….but that makes the angst even better