A Prophecy of Crowns and Harmony
When I stopped in front of him, he did something none of us expected — he knelt in front of me, and lowered his head with his fist over his heart.
“I, Leonidas Bancroft, swear on the memory of our shared great-grandfather, King Joseph Aidamir, that I will renounce my unfounded claim to the throne of Volkor, and I pledge my fealty to you, Lukas Aidamir, as the one and only true heir to the kingdom,” he proclaimed, rushing the words out in almost one breath, his voice clear and strong throughout his speech, even with his obvious nerves.
“He’s being honest,” Everly mindlinked me. Her voice was exhausted, but strong and determined in my mind.
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