Cardan A dark chuckle slipped from my lips as I regarded him with a cold dead eyed look. For a King, he was gullible. Little wonder his people got taken away by the mere humans.His spine was straight, his grey gaze unyielding, showing determination and bravado…to the wrong audience. Fool. “It is not a whisper in passing, Cardan,” he said, seemingly irritated by my laughter in mockery of him. He was more bark than bite, this one. A disgrace to the Dark elves. His half brother, as dark and the colour black, figuratively and literally, would have done much better at protecting the Elven realm.“It is a fact widely known. You have been… interested in our lands.” His gaze flicked over me, cool, assessing. “For reasons best known only to you.”For a heartbeat, silence stretched thin, taut as a bowstring. Then I laughed. Again. This guy should really consider a career switch to being a clown. I leaned back, tipping my head slightly, letting the sound roll until it died into a grin that w
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