William Brown
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122 Chapter 12The secret meetings and the consolation between Princess Aeryn and Lord Leoric is what made their connection grow strong, with each passing day they planned attacks and how to kill the dragons and avenge Luca Arteides, the princess’s lost son. Princess Aeryn believed every problem that haunted her was caused by the dragons. She called them unnatural and they shouldn’t exist, “Better kill them when they are young” she insisted. However, now it was even hard to get close to them…
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121 Chapter 12Imprisoning their uncle wasn’t a permanent solution, they both know it and Lord Benjen was well connected, he had friends in higher places. Killing his guards may have been their only choice but they would never dare take Benjen’s life. “He’s still our uncle, after all this... and he’s the true heir of Old City” Gandalf told Lady Aryan when they were at the stable looking on the female lions who all successfully mated with the dead male. “Perhaps we should take it back”…
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120 Chapter 12In a company of five soldiers wearing golden cloaks and carried lion sigils, Lord Benjen Squire arrived in Raven with his head high as his attitude and ego. He was a short man but lean and fit with heavy muscles and heavily bearded, both Aryan and Gandalf were taller than him yet none of them could master his wits and his attitude. Lord Benjen Squire was the second son after the former lord of Old City, Gandalf’s father. Being a second son was considered an embarrassment and not of…
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119 Chapter 11It was a trap set by the Lord of the Mines and like a blind rat Aeryn fell for it. She started with a weep and continued to explain at how sad she was for losing her son, then she went on to tell Leoric everything that Artemis forbade her to say. From the origin of Aurora, the House Morrow to the day she gave birth to Prince Jahery. Aeryn believed the dragons needed a blood sacrifice in order to exist, “life for a life” she said with extreme agony and tears rolling down her cheeks.…
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118 Chapter 11Even though it was hard to believe, Leoric thought about what Aeryn told him. “My son was sacrificed to make way for the unnatural creatures” those words rang like a bell inside Leoric’s ears, he didn’t tell Rush but with Rush’s suspicious and the words of a princess, he knew somehow it may be true. “Do you think they may come after me? When they have dragons?” he asked. “They will come after everyone, not to say the least the Squires. If the Queen has five dragons,…
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117 Chapter 11The dawn was cloudy and cold, the sun which usually rises up to wake the good folks of Blackmount, today was absent. It was replaced by a heavy fog, few cold drops of rain and one may think winter was upon them while it had just recently passed and gave way for Autumn to take over. Leoric pulled up his furs over his head and continued with his much needed nap, Rush was already awake and she was in the main hall giving orders to her servants and slaves. “Bring in tea for your master, and…
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116 Chapter 11Princess Aeryn’s eyes widened with amazement upon hearing this news, first it was Aprophil who she thought was a slave but it turns out he was never a slave. And then the fact that he named his son after their house name. “His mother, she used to come to my father’s chambers when my mother died. My father told me she was a slave” “King Arteides loved Jordy, long even before your mother came into the picture” Leoric took a pause and then he inspected Aeryn some more. She had…
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115 Chapter 11Artemis rose him up and they greeted for the first time. “You must be worn out after a long journey my lord. Welcome to the capital” said Artemis, he didn’t even know why he said that because Leoric looked neither pale nor exhausted, it’s the exact opposite. Leoric sighed “I am Your Grace, but you called and I responded” “Thank you Lord Walsen” Leoric intervened “Just call me Lord Leoric, I dropped the last name” he smiled, this time he looked at the whole table…
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114 Chapter 11After the loss of Luca Arteides, second of his name, Princess Aeryn never left her chambers. She spent a significant amount of time weeping and mourning, in just two weeks she was reduced to skin and bones in such a way not even Artemis recognized her anymore. The good folks heard of the gossip and they called Aeryn “The weeping mother” and that’s because she refused to accept the loss of his son and chose to dwell on it. There was no reason for her not to move on, she was a…
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113 Chapter 11Before walking away to join Olivia who was waiting, Aryan remained still and whispered to Gandalf. “Uncle Benjen is on his way here, I received his note last night. Did he write to you?” That was a first and Gandalf was stunned by this news, of course their uncle didn’t write to him. Benjen always thought Gandalf was irresponsible and stupid, he liked Aryan more than him. When their father died, it was Benjen who raised them till they were of age. Then when Gandalf was crowned by…
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