Beginning's End by M. Dalto

Author:M. Dalto [Dalto, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Parliament House

The green glow from the orb cast the only light in Lexan’s study.

“We will meet in the morning,” his father’s voice commanded from the other side.

“No, we have to meet now—there won’t be time come morning.”

“There will be no way to get out at this time of night—for either of us.”

“What we need to discuss is of the utmost importance and cannot wait.” Lexan hesitated for only a moment. “Leave now—and bring the Council member.”

Chapter Twenty-Five

Symon knew he was in too deep when the Lord Steward roused him from his slumber in the middle of the night. He had taken his chances with the Prince from the Borderlands, but once Lord Reylor knew of his real identity, he was certain he was done for.

They traveled in silence from the palace, on foot beyond the nearest village to where two horses waited for them, and then rode the rest of the way. The quiet allowed him plenty of time to think about his predicament.

Symon was the son of a lord in one of the furthest cities from the Empire. Threats from the Borderlands were always greatest where he lived, and there was always a bitterness towards the royal family sitting safely within the palace. They never sent extra aid or understood the constant guarding and protecting his family had to do for them. When word came to them that the Queen Empress had returned and the royals were looking to rebuild the Council, his father and Symon both agreed he would travel to the palace and stake his claim as a representative to those on the outskirts whose voices needed to be heard.

Someone else, however, thought their voice needed to be heard as well.

He was on his way to the palace with his guards when, in the middle of the night, Symon felt the need to relieve himself. He ended up a decent distance from their camp, immersed in the dark. He didn’t know how long Prince Lexan had been following him—he didn’t even want to know how he knew who he was—but the prince was insistent that Symon become a member of the Empire’s Council and gave him the orb by which he would communicate with him. There was no threat to his immediate person, but the insinuation of what would happen if Symon did not assist him was enough to convince the young lordling that it would be in his best interest to assist the prince.

So long as he wasn’t caught.

He had always sensed Lord Reylor’s eyes watching him at the Council meetings from the moment he would walk through the door until the time he left. Symon tried not to let it affect him, tried to convince himself that he was equally assessing every new member of the Council for the best of the Empire. He conducted himself as he normally would, and soon found that his position was exactly what he wanted—what he needed to help his lands.

It all crashed down the night Princess Sarayna returned to the Empire.

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