The Last of the Sages: The Complete Bastion Trilogy (Books 4-6 of the Sage Saga) (Sage Saga Bundle Book 2) by Julius St. Clair & J Clair

Author:Julius St. Clair & J Clair [St. Clair, Julius]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Legendary Publishing House
Published: 2017-08-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32 – Altercation

“The King will see you now,” Oliver said, landing with Talia on the platform. Catherine and Zhou yawned in unison and rose to their feet as Marie gave them a curt smile. She had been the only one to stay with them through the evening, and the answers to their questions had given Catherine a lot to think about. The most disconcerting being the thought of taking the stone of power and allowing it to latch onto her heart once more. She was sure Marie would encourage it, as she was Prattlian, and Prattlians would almost kill for the answers to their greatest mysteries, but Catherine wasn’t sure if it was an entirely bad idea.

Thorn had acquired much by making some kind of pact with his stone. Surely she could do the same. But the thought of giving up more years of her already unknown life expectancy made her stomach feel queasy. And above all else, she didn’t want to leave James. Her passing would crush him.

“Had fun?” Catherine asked her bodyguard with a weak smile. Talia blushed and ran a couple fingers through her hair.

“I would hardly call it fun. All we did was request an audience with Tyuin.”

“And it took you five hours to do it?” Zhou asked with a wary eye. Talia scowled at him and crossed her arms.

“It’s not my fault the King had a long line.”

“Uh-huh,” he muttered, climbing to his feet and wiping his hands on his pant legs. “And what do you have to say about it, Oliver? Did the King have a long line?”

“Measurements are so subjective,” Oliver said with a grin.

“No, they aren’t,” Zhou frowned. “How many people were in line?”

“We didn’t take the time to count,” Talia retorted.

“Okay, that’s enough,” Catherine giggled, stepping between them all. “We don’t want to keep the King waiting any longer than he already has, do we?”

“We came here right away,” Talia blushed again and all Catherine could do was purse her lips in a ‘yeah, right’ motion.

“Would you mind if I accompanied you?” Marie asked, and Catherine nodded toward her.

“Certainly. I think that I’ll be making a request for your services as well. I’ll need someone to advise me once we’re outside Prattle. That is, if you’re willing.”

“I wouldn’t be much of a fighter, Your Majesty, but I make a mean Carlitan stew.”

“I haven’t had Carlitan stew in ages,” Zhou sighed rapturously. “I hate how they look like snakes, but the meat…oh, could you make some tonight?”

“I might be able to manage,” Marie replied, stifling a laugh.

“I’ll make you an incredible hat in return,” he said with a wink, and Catherine snorted with laughter. When everyone glanced at her, she waved a hand at them and began walking to the edge of the platform.

“Come on, we need to go,” Catherine said, looking at Oliver. “Lead the way.” Oliver nodded and leaped to the left. After Catherine jumped after him, and he was sure that everyone was following in succession, he continued on at a brisk pace.

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