The Kings Omega
Kaelen, his face hidden by a neatly trimmed beard and his regal posture softened by a practiced slouch, was the very picture of a successful, self-important trader.
They found lodgings in the best inn in the Merchant's Quarter, a lavish establishment called The Gilded Kraken, where the wine flowed like water and the beds were softer than a lover's whisper. It was a place of ostentatious display, a magnet for the very people they needed to attract.
"The city is thick with Thorne's men," Joric murmured, his voice low as he stood watch by the window of their shared suite. "They wear his colors openly, a silver trident on a field of black. They are not just guards; they are an occupying force."
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