A Demon's Heart (Her Hellish Harem Book 1) by Catherine Banks

Author:Catherine Banks [Banks, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turbo Kitten Industries
Published: 2021-05-19T16:00:00+00:00

The soldiers stood before me, many groggy from staying up late after the arm wrestling tournament.

“Why are we out here so early again?” Adler asked. His green ears drooped, making his height of three feet look even shorter, and his eyes were barely open.

“The Queen has tasked me with testing the men and I need to get through a lot of them, so I had to start early,” I explained again.

He grumbled beneath his breath, but I didn’t need to hear the words to know basically what he was saying.

“Alright, men. You’re going to be asked to try to perform two different types of magic. There’s no passing or failing, the Queen just wants an accurate count of those who can perform them and who cannot. Knowing this will help guide our decisions on attacks and defense maneuvers when enemies attack.” For being such a small creature, Adler’s voice carried very well. “Pierce and Barin, his assistant, are going to go one by one with you and make notes. Do as they say and play nice. I’m not in a mood to be trifled with. Understood?”

“Yes, sir!” they said simultaneously.

“The men are yours,” Adler said and leaned against the side of the building behind us. “I’ll just doze a bit.”

I smirked. “No problem, Adler. You get your beauty sleep.”

He flipped me off, but I could see his eyes were already closed.

Grumpy green goblin.

“Ready?” I asked Barin.

Barin was tall, thin, pale as a vampire, wore glasses, and had an amazing memory. He probably didn’t even need the notebook and pen he had, but I’d asked him to bring it just in case. He had a tiny bit of magic, but not enough, which was why his mage family kicked him out when he turned eighteen. He also had red hair instead of black, like the rest of his family and they said they didn’t want people to see what a disgrace he was.

Morons.

Their loss was our gain, though.

He nodded. “Yes, sir.”

I sighed. “I’ve told you a dozen times to stop calling me sir.”

“Right. Yes, Pierce,” he corrected.

I smiled. “Great job.”

We walked up to the first soldier and he straightened his back.

“Name, race, and age?” I asked.

He provided them while Barin jotted them down. Then I asked him to try to create a ball of divine light followed by a flame demon soulfire.

He could do neither.

We thanked him, and moved on to the next recruit.

After we got through the first dozen, I realized I was going about this all wrong.

“Adler!” I called.

He grumbled and walked over to me. “Yeah?”

“Do you have something they’re supposed to be doing today?”

“Training,” he answered.

“So, once I’m done with them, do you want me to send them off to training?” I asked. I didn’t need to keep them here, stuck and bored.

“We can just send ‘em off for the day, honestly. I think most of us are exhausted.” He yawned as if to emphasize the point.

“Alright.” I nodded and turned back to face the men. “Once we’ve gone through our check with you, you are free to go.

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