Jackal Among Snakes: Book 1, A GameLit Fantasy by Nemorosus & R.A. Wilkins

Author:Nemorosus & R.A. Wilkins [Wilkins, R.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

A knight pushed open a set of double doors that had the symbol of House Monticci in the center. The swordfish split open, and a small office lay ahead. A few faces turned towards the new entry. Argrave walked in, looking around the room. It was an office and a library in one, and a big round table filled the center of the room. Many documents were splayed out across the table. Argrave recognized them—they were from the druid’s camp. He had retrieved them.

Barring Nikoletta and Elias, there were two people present that Argrave did not recognize. This was something that had scarcely happened to him since arriving in Berendar. Most of the civilians in Mateth were untouched by the Veidimen invasion, but the military and leadership were mostly killed. As a wiki editor, he often wrote about mundane and uninteresting NPCs for the sake of completionism. If these two were here, it meant that they had died before the game began.

The man at the head of the table was of an average build. He bore a set of gilded armor bearing a blue swordfish at the front, so Argrave recognized him as Duke Enrico of Monticci. Argrave placed him in his early fifties. He had blue hair and the same dark pink eyes Nikoletta had. His hair was wavy and well-groomed, and his beard was trimmed to a sharp point. He was still quite handsome by Argrave’s estimation; a veritable silver fox.

The other was a gruff-looking knight with a scar-lined face. His head was shaved bald. He stepped forward, placing himself between Duke Enrico and Argrave.

The duke scanned Argrave, head tilted to peer at him from behind the knight. “This is your friend, Nikoletta?”

“Yes, it is.” Nikoletta crossed her arms and nodded.

Argrave wanted to comment that her answer had changed since they first spoke, but he kept quiet.

The duke continued. “He’s a tall one. Taller than the king, even.” He tapped the table. “Step aside, Knight-Commander Ryger.”

“Duke,” the knight obeyed quickly, taking his place at the table. The doors shut behind Argrave.

“My daughter has been relaying what you’ve told her the past few days,” Duke Enrico started. His voice was calm and steady, with a certain business-like quality to it. “Your information was supported by what you brought with you, and my men retrieved some of the bodies in that camp of… What was the word…?”

“Druids,” Argrave supplied.

“Yes. Druids.” The duke stared at him. “Nikoletta may not question where your information comes from. I, however, am greatly concerned by how you know so much. You knew things occurring in my territory before I did. How did you come to know about this camp of druids?”

Elias turned his head to look at Argrave after the duke had spoken. Clearly, he was interested in the answer too. The knight-commander walked beside Argrave as though to compel his answer, coming uncomfortably close. He was a fair bit shorter than Argrave, but probably much heavier. Argrave smiled at him, keeping his feet firm.

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