Chapter 35- Alpheus

“Your majesty your brother is here to see you.” The giant grey ogre roared into the throne room.

I flinched. Honestly those things could not speak at a normal tone.

“Send him in.” I said.

“Yes your highness.”

He shook the earth beneath my feet as he walked out. I was hunched over my tactic table overlooking every city I’d conquered and yet to conquer. I waved my hand over it so Jason wouldn’t see it. I didn’t fully trust him. I knew he was going against our mother by trying to kill Daylen, but didn’t mean I trusted him not to do me in so he could claim all the glory.

He was an attention seeker like that. Didn’t care for Daylen, but something about Jason was he always wanted to seem something he was not. Thanks to my father. I’m nothing like Avon sometimes when I look in the mirror I see more of my mother than I do anyone else. It burns like acid on my skin if I’m being honest.

“Jason, what brings you here?” I ask as if I don’t know.

He marches in, scrawl on his face like the boy that