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“By the heavens…” Cornelius cursed and dashed down the dais without care for his image or the presence of the younger generation. He muttered under his breath as he reached Jerome “I just found you; I cannot lose you a second time…”“I am fine… just need to lie down for a bit.” Jerome tried to smile looking at the worried faces around him.“Let’s get him to safety, away from prying eyes first.” Corenlius ordered once he regained his composure.Esmeralda stepped forward from the corner where she was waiting quietly; she didn’t wait for anyone to call for her; she knew that they didn’t register her presence. She had been following second master since he left Southamberston to fulfill the duty he was assigned. She didn’t trust him to obediently stay out of trouble.“We’ll use the passage to your chambers?” Baldwin pursed his lips as though he wasn’t convinced with the plan himself.“We need to get uncle to Southamberston.” Jack interrupted, concern written all over his face “It would be
Cornelius stood up from his throne of the Supreme sovereign once Viktor was escorted out of the throne room along with the wagon carrying the princess, and walked to the throne to stand beside his son “It would be a stain on my legacy if I leave my son to untangle my mess…” he paused for a minute, taking a deep breath as he muttered “the very mess his godfather sacrificed everything to keep from him.”Orseus’s lips curled up as he whispered back “At least you’ve got a conscience” and got up from his seat and gestured to convey that he welcomed Cornelius back to the throne.“Make no mistake son, this is only temporary.” Cornelius spoke in a loud booming voice “and when this mess is cleaned up, you will have to resume duties.”Orseus made a face at an angle that wasn’t visible to the courtiers before walking down from the throne platform to stand beside Thomas.Cornelius features became stern as he sat on the throne, his eyes narrowed as he turned his gaze towards the area where Cassian
“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







