เข้าสู่ระบบAnd with that, I shall vanish into the shadows, armed only with a dwindling coffee supply and an increasingly dramatic sense of urgency. The characters are off causing trouble somewhere else, and I… am off to plot their next chaos. If you enjoyed today’s chapter, a like 👍, gem 💎, or rating ⭐ works like a tiny magical charm—it keeps the story alive and may even summon me back sooner than expected. Sleep well, dream wild, and may your own adventures be slightly less hazardous than mine!
“Our Duke also asked us to pass a message to your king.” The head guard spoke once again, noting that no one wanted to challenge them anymore “This is just the first of many greeting gifts that our duke and his highness, the supreme royal sovereign are sending your way.”“We hope he enjoys every single one of them.” The head guard chuckled as he pushed Viktor forward “My lord, you better be on your way and not delay delivery of our sincerity.”Viktor’s lips twitched but he didn’t respond; he knew there was no point, he had reached the gates of no return. He took a step forward before stepping back, in line with the head guard and asked in a whisper “What will happen to my family?”The head guard looked at Viktor with a scrutinizing gaze before relenting with a sigh “If it were up to us, we would repay by the same token you gave our marquess decades ago. But our dukes’ scales are balanced and we follow.”“For what it’s worth, I never knew the Marquess was……” Viktor paused swallowing hi
“What do you mean?” Song Kai turned his head to look at Su Han in confusion.“Do you think I would have agreed to send our men to their doom if I thought the princess had a chance to win?” Su Han asked without answering the question.“We didn’t have a choice...” Gu Hei muttered in a low voice “They never accepted our call to halt the battle.”“Oh, a choice... we had…” Su Han chuckled “Do you think the Zumerong forces would attack us if we refused to pick up our weapons?”Both Song Kai and Gu Hei hooked their eyebrows questioningly even though they eyes were filled with confusion.“They are a righteous lot and, on the battlefield, we are soldiers…. They will never break their code and raise their weapon or engage in battle without their opponent reciprocating the attack.” Su Han explained, his eyes filled with admiration even though he was speaking about his mortal enemy.“Then why didn’t you warn us?” Song Kai asked in frustration.“Because he wanted to gamble…. Gamble, a chance to wi
Su Han didn’t waste any time as he rushed to bury his dead while urging Song Kai and Gu Hei to do the same. He knew the Zumerongs were men of their word, and they had an hour, but that wasn’t a lot when you had to bury more than half your men. He sighed regretfully as he looked at the bodies that laid spawn all over the ground, lifeless and bloody.This morning, they were standing tall and proud, certain of their victory as they stood towering over the measly numbers on the opposite side and yet now, they were on their knees, scurrying to bury their dead before the Zumerongs ran out of patience. He didn’t know why he thought he could win when he knew that battles were never fought with numbers; he knew the clout and might of the Zumerong forces but in his ignorance he had assumed that, with the fall of the roaring lion, he finally had a chance… how laughable… in place of one, sprouted two!Burying 80,000 men was no easy feat but he still managed; He looked over to the other side of the
The soldier who had received the order previously returned with the most smelly looking trencher he could find; it was evident from the filth on it that it was used to feed the pigs and yet he walked in carrying it without the slightest change in his expression; he wrinkled his nose in disgust he picked up the head of the princess protector, as though it was the filthiest thing he had ever come in contact and placed it on the trencher. He walked towards Viktor without breaking a stride and extended the trencher.Viktor knew that this was the end of the line for him; this was one mission he was never going to return from. He wondered if his family would be spared or what their fate would be, but his thoughts didn’t stay on them for long. He was devising his exit strategy as he received the trencher; family, he could have another once he settled down but once his life was gone, there was nothing!10 death row soldiers from Worthington arrived as if on cue, the minute Viktor received the
Viktor turned to stare at Issac, Cassian’s lackey for more than a decade in shock; everyone thought that he was doing this to gain favour in his stead but he knew better… he was not a senile fool, if he was, he could never have found himself a foothold in Alaistair and Cassian’s camp… not just a foothold, he was their equal partner even though his station was several steps lower than theirs.Everything he had today was earned by himself, the means it was used to earn was nobody’s business to judge, each man to himself, everyone has their own scales or right and wrong. The only person who could judge him was him, because only he knew the path he had trodden, the walls he scaled, the stones that crushed his feet, the thorns that pierced his feet and heart, his rights and wrongs, no one had more acumen to judge than him…. not even that self-righteous bastard who pulled him out of the quagmire he was meant to rot.“I am afraid I am not qualified for the job.” Viktor only paused for a fract
“Arise.” Orseus ordered without agreeing. He pursed his lips into a thoughtful expression before raising his head, “Is everyone in favour of Commander Killion escorting them?”“Chee!” Thomas and Jack sneered in unison without a trace of politeness while Mira huffed “Do they deserve the escort of our valorous commander Killion?” Almera’s face reflected the indignation she felt even though she held her temper in check, owing to her upbringing and court etiquette.“Watch dogs are more than enough to chase weasels and foxes of our land…” Harry’s voice boomed from the entrance; he walked in with an air of sloppy arrogance from his yester years along with Matthew who had a ruffian, yet indifferent aura and Martin who had his heart on his sleeve, his face red with anger. Harry didn’t have his usual persona; He had shed his usual friendly farmer façade that he had worn for more than a decade and continued with a snort “That’s what we do on the farm…”“Everyone has their role to play… our soldi







