Rule of Righteousness (The Exceptional Sophia Beaufont Book 16) by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle

Author:Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle [Noffke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

“Dude, what is wrong with this guy?” Sophia groaned as noisy chatter broke out from the crowd of reporters gathered in front of Nevin Gooseman.

“Shush,” Hiker encouraged, giving Sophia a punishing glare before looking back at the television.

When the noise had settled down, the politician with an unrelenting vendetta against the Dragon Elite continued. “They want to be seen as good Samaritans, as our saviors. The Dragon Elite wants us to thank them for curing the world of this horrendous disease affecting magicians, elves, and who knows who else. I implore you all to not be fooled by them. We cannot allow ourselves to be manipulated.”

Nevin Gooseman paused and narrowed his eyes with hostility and shook his head. “I ask you all, great citizens, if someone saves you from a fire, would you praise them if you found out they lit the match that burned your house down? Of course not! How very convenient that our best scientists, doctors, and healers couldn’t find a cure for this devastating disease known as distortion. Miraculously, the Dragon Elite, who have been stuck in the dark ages, found a cure and at record speed.”

The crowd broke out in a commotion, hushed voices speaking with urgency. Nevin Gooseman’s gaze slid over the reporters before returning to the television camera.

“It seems to me,” he continued with a new vehemence in this tone, “that those in the best position to have the cure to this disease are the very people who are responsible for it.”

“Oh, I’m going to kill him,” Sophia fired, sitting forward as the crowd on the television broke out in even more chatter.

“Not if I do it first,” Hiker said through clenched teeth.

“It stands to reason,” Nevin Gooseman went on, “that having access to dragons, the very creatures responsible for spreading distortion among our magical communities, would therefore have the resources to create the cure. Or maybe they manufactured this disease and had the cure long before they started infecting their own race. I don’t know how the Dragon Elite did this, but I know they are behind the spread of distortion and must not be bowed to in praise for dispersing a cure.

“As a servant to you all, I promise that I will get to the bottom of this. I will unearth the truth. I will ensure the Dragon Elite doesn’t take the power they think they deserve and abuse it. If anything, this should prove to our great nation, to our beautiful planet, that the Dragon Elite will go to great lengths to fool you into trusting them. I fear to think what they will do when you blindly turn over that valuable trust. I urge you, intelligent people, not to allow yourself to be fooled. Don’t allow them to steal power they don’t deserve and will surely abuse.”

Nevin Gooseman paused, no doubt for effect before plastering a grave expression on his face. “We are in real trouble. Not only do the Dragon Elite have the power to spread disease,

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