No Escape From Fate
The old man states the obvious, growing gloomy for a second—then, just as suddenly, he looks at me cheerfully and with clear appraisal, as if nothing had happened.
“What a beauty you are! Marifea was something like a seer—and she foretold you to me!”
I nearly choked in outrage, staring at the old man. Just look at him! One foot in the grave already, smelling of incense, and he’s thinking about girls!
“Listen, old man—” I start to boil, but he immediately realizes how it sounded and rushes to correct himself.
“Not ‘old man’—I am Gerald Mumrik the Second of Zergedia! King of the lands of Zergedia! And it was foretold that you would be my heir to the throne!”
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