by C.L. Mozena
Chapter 40
“Humph,” Boss sat at the small table in the dimly lit room, looking at his three followers. They each glanced at each other nervously. “Humph,” the boss repeated, trying his best to control his displeasure. “You fools botched it up again, didn’t you?”
“Uh, well,” Bryan pulled on his collar and cleared his throat, “We did exactly like you said and attacked Prince Orion,”
“That’s right!” the other man said, overenthusiastic, “I saw many of our people attack him.”
“And they were all killed by him,” Boss scowled. “He was stronger than we had anticipated. How could he have gotten that much better?”
“Uh, sir,” the woman spoke up, “The attack wasn’t a total loss. I heard that the prince foolishly jumped between one of our men and that girl and took a blow from a sword for her. He was then thrown into a wall and several small boulders fell on top of him, breaking his back. The prince is now paralyzed from the waist down.”
“Really?” Boss said, jumping up and knocking his chair over. “Is what you say true?”
“Yes, sir,” she said nervously. “ I overheard a guard at the palace say that Empress Anita is making preparations to go see him.”
“If that’s true, then it will only take one person to sneak into the palace at night and finish him off,” Boss thought out loud, an evil smile playing on his lips. “Perhaps I should pay Prince Orion a little ‘farewell’ visit.”
