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Chapter 44: Knights, A Bad Move and A Stranger
KNIGHTS
Months passed, the knights returned to the emperor. The throne room was clouded in a thin layer of mist.
"My Emperor, this mist isn't natural," the kneeling knight said.
"I know. It's that mage again. He and his experiments," the emperor said while moving from one armrest to the other. "What have you discovered?"
"Nothing much, My Emperor."
"There must be something?"
"The elves have returned to their old tricks."
"That's something new."
"I don't like it. If anything happens, you know what to do."
"We all know."
"Leave me."
The knight left the room. The emperor was surrounded only by a layer of thin mist. His gaze moved from one part of the room to the other.
Who knows, what the cards of faith have planned for us, he thought. Will my son, ever become the emperor he was destined to be? Only time will tell.
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