by Eric Vall
“There is one thing you can do,” I said with a smile.
“Name it and it shall be yours, my friend.” The rebel leader bowed his head slightly.
“This country no longer has a king,” I said. “I have claimed Valasara as my own, but I can’t stay here to preside over it. I have other business to attend to on other continents, so I want you to rule in my stead as regent.”
“Me?” Makar breathed in surprise. “B-but I cannot--”
“I trust you, and you are fit to lead these people,” I interrupted the man. “I plan to create an empire that encompasses the world, and I’m starting here with Valasara. I need someone to run things from here for me and report back to me periodically.”
“But I can’t possibly--” he started to say.
“I have faith in your abilities,” I said confidently.
The man thought for a moment and stroked his beard before he finally spoke. “If that is what you wish, it shall be so. I am honored to rule in your stead.”
“Thank you.” I nodded. “Tell your men and bring them all here as soon as you can.”
“It will be done,” Makar replied. “I am curious though, my friend, after you leave the sands of Valasara, what continents will you take next for your empire?”
“Tamarisch and Tintagal,” I said with a dark smile. “I hear there’s a high king that needs to be put in his place.”
“What?” Annalíse gasped.
“Yes,” I replied as I turned to the warrior-woman. “I can’t have men hunting for my minion.”
“But, my father has an army that is--”
“We will deal with it,” I said, and then I smiled to the four women. “We will deal with it together.”
“When will you leave… Master?” Makar asked.
“In a few days,” I replied. “First, we will take what we want from the treasury…”
“Ohhh!” Rana gasped as she clapped her hands together.
“The armory…” I continued.
“Yesss!” Annalíse laughed.
“The library…”
“Splendid,” Morrigan said as a soft smile spread across her lips.
“And the kitchen,” I finished.
“Hooray!” Carmedy cheered, and as expected, her cry of delight filled the dawn sky like a trumpet of victory.
Then I wrapped my right arm around Morrigan’s narrow waist, my left around Carmedy’s hips, and led my beautiful minions back toward the castle.
End of Book 2
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