A Simple Darkness (The Young Ancients: Tiera) by Power P. S

Author:Power, P. S. [Power, P. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Orange Cat Publishing
Published: 2013-01-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter eight

There was a rocky moment when Tiera landed in the regular spot outside the King's palace. That was probably because she got out and her craft had been made to look different, more like Timon's mirrored rectangle. That was mainly because there was a slight chance that someone might object to her coming in to land like that, if they knew who it was.

At least the Royal Guard didn't rush her or anything, just standing around her in a half circle, holding various kinds of weapons on her. Knowing only the one man by name, she waved to him.

"Hi George. I have a letter and some packages for the King. Well, and Count Morris. Terms for their surrender, if they want them. Would you be so kind as to take this in for me?

She'd written it up herself and while the paper lacked real class, it was legible. Sealed in wax too, since she didn't really care about it that much. You sealed the important stuff with a bloody fingerprint, as least all the old tales her mother had told her had that in it. This didn't even have a seal, just a blob of wax to hold it closed. It wasn't like she had a signet ring or something. It seemed reasonable to her at least, but no one moved for a few seconds, as if not believing her or something.

"Or... has the King declared war on me personally then? I suppose this is the right place to be, if that's the case, don't you think? Nice and cozy, inside the building's shields and everything." If she could get back in the craft she might be able to take them all out. The things were hard to beat and didn't break as far as she could tell.

Just before she started to move the older man gave her a cool smile and clicked his heels together. "I'll see to that at once. I don't believe we've orders to even detain you, we just rather like the building as it is, if you can resist demolishing it?"

She nearly gave a flip answer, but decided not to make the situation even worse.

"Not my plan at all. Just visiting, all that."

It took a while for things to be arranged and she did wait in her vehicle, with it firmly sealed in case it was a trick. It still could have been, but she followed the guards in, still pointing things at her, bringing the chests along to float behind her, which meant the guards were forced to walk behind the barrier those made for her. They were clearly suspicious but didn't ask what was in the cases that floated behind her. She loved the magical trunks. They were brilliant, and almost no one had them. She decided to try and claim that those belonged to her on the way out, if she had a chance and wasn't fleeing for her life.

It was the same room as before, but instead of hiding in the walls, she was surrounded bodily by large people in purple and black.

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