All Chapters of Sword of blood : Chapter 31 - Chapter 38

“When the stones begin to speak, be wary of the opinion of the digger”Xanthanius I was yet to have my seat when the door was opened.“You sent for me?” Anthonier’s voice was as exhausted as he looked. Ever since that night, he and I had been throttling around every thing that seemed relevant to solving our mystery.It involved sleepless nights of reading and decoding. Internally, I hated that I was putting him through this mess.“First of all, do you know if the message got to Granj and Hilra that she has woken up?” Finally sitting down at the head of the table. We were in the Townsend meeting room.“I am aware of that of Hilra because we were together when the messages came. What I can not certify is that of Granj but I trust the guard to deliver it appropriately. How did you know she was awake?” He occupied the seat to my right so it would be easier for us to discuss.“I was with her”And despite the tension of the season, Anthonier still found a way to smirk at that statement. “

”Visions and dreams will fill the void when the hour is nigh and time deployed”Xanthanius I placed the letter from Xialara back in its envelope and pushed it into the nearest drawer. Telling myself I would get to reply when I retired for the day.Adjusting the collar of my dark brown suit, I walked out of the room and locked the door. Slipping one key into my back pocket and handing the second to the guard down the hallway. The scar on my chest was beginning to sting again but it was very ignorable. For now, Anthonier and I needed to meet with Granj.We were more desperate for the guard to heal now more than ever. He needed to tell us what had actually happened.I weaved my way through the halls and arrived at the clinic. Ascending to the second floor above where we usually convened. Anthonier was yet to arrive but Granj just slipped out of one of the cubicles with a smile.“Your Highness. A pleasure to have you here once again” he said, he held a clipboard and a pen in one of his

”Materials, Methods, Men and Money, are all you need”MarinaThe smell of sweat, malt and barley struck my nose so heavily because I was unprepared. Subconsciously, my left hand flew to my nostrils to act as a filter.It did nothing to help by the way.Millions of conversations were taking place at the same time. The boisterous crowd was early deafening. Sometimes I wondered if they even heard themselves speak or if it was just a display where someone’s mouth moved and the rest laughed in unison just to get another bottle of beer paid for.I clutched the sack of coins in my right hand tighter, lest anyone dragged it away after noticing what it contained and I went straight for the bar.Usually, the stools directly in front of the bar were occupied by lone rangers. People who came to drink away their sorrows and soliloquize in semi-solitude.Colliding with a few half drunk men was normal when walking through Eclaris. I just had to make sure I did not trip and fall over from the moment

”Hecates, Wreath and Diamond have aligned in the stars”Xanthanius Frankelis walked out feeling elated. Things were going well for her role. That was at least some good news in this country.I began last night to draft the response to Xialara. It was an invitation to her country which I duly accepted. The letter in front of me required finishing touches which I had been thinking of when the door to the meeting hall opened.It was Marina. Pushing the paper aside, I stood to my feet and watched her approach. “Your highness” she said with a curtsy and I was almost tempted to tell her to skip her pretense.“How are you feeling today?” “Better. May I have a seat?” “Definitely”She takes the chair which Frankelis had just left empty less than ten minutes ago and she turned to me.“Hope you are well too?” If it was a display of manners because I had asked her first or if she was truly concerned, I had no idea.I still remained standing.“Yes.” There was a reason she came here and I need