The Pinnacle Of Empire (Book 6) by C. Craig Coleman

Author:C. Craig Coleman [Coleman, C. Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-07-13T23:00:00+00:00

“They’re chattering about war everywhere,” Helgamyr complained to Endaquac who sat in her corner stitching then pulling out her threads. “That’s all they talk about at court, legions moving here and there. No one knows for sure if my Emperor Nindax is really going to invade the empire. I’m tired of hearing about it.”

“Perhaps Nindax will overthrow Saxthor and Your Majesty will return to the throne as empress over both empires,” Endaquac suggested. Helgamyr saw the edges of a sneer though the maid didn’t look up from her embroidery.

“I’d hate to displace Tottiana, of course, but I wouldn’t be able to save her position. She’s sided with Saxthor against me.”

“Your Majesty is wise.”

“Father’s last message hinted that Nindax has ordered him to prepare the Velstorbokkin war fleet to attack the imperial fleet at Malledar as a preemptive strike. He wants to prevent Saxthor from using it to move his legions by sea. Saxthor has transferred his legions to the northwestern border fortress. If war comes, he’ll march into Senoshesvas by land at Shinnadda.”

*

“That’s right, dowager, tell me Saxthor’s war plan,” Xthilleon mumbled. “Morphenius, we must create something unexpected to strike at Saxthor. That fool Nindax thinks he can defeat Saxthor with legions. Don’t I know well enough Saxthor will win any such battle? No, we’ll require something unusual and unexpected to defeat that experienced warrior. ”

“Something unusual yes…yes,” the oaf said.

“Unusual and unexpected.” Xthilleon’s cruel leer scared Morphenius and he began dusting his way to the door, not wanting to know more.

* * *

News of the massive mobilizations on the western continent reached Emperor Grekenbach and Empress Dagmar at Graushdemheimer.

“Dagmar, if this war does breakout, the two western empires will exhaust themselves in the struggle. This might be the perfect time to snatch Talok Province or even both Talok and Lemnos from Neuyokkasin. Those rich provinces would add substantial resources to our empire. Saxthor will concentrate his forces in the west; we’d take possession of Talok-Lemnos without a struggle and have it fortified and secured before he could respond. What are those two provinces to the Powterosian Empire, anyway?”

“Grekenbach, what can you be thinking? Saxthor is your friend, your former brother-in-law. He’d never forgive such treachery.”

“Yes, and you’d never sanction stressing Saxthor.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“You know what I mean.”

“Grekenbach, I married you and have the interests of our empire at heart, but to seize Talok-Lemnos while Saxthor is distracted in the west would be unscrupulous. The treachery would enrage him. You don’t know his sense of dynastic responsibility. His honor, and that of his ancestors, would require he retake the provinces. Talok-Lemnos was an old kingdom. Saxthor’s grandmother was its last independent queen. It passed to his mother, Queen Eleatsubetsvyertsin. It was incorporated into Neuyokkasin as a sacred trust. Saxthor would fight to the death and the destruction of the empire to hold onto anything related to the Neuyokkasin he inherited. He considers his stewardship of the kingdom his most sacred responsibility. He owes that to his ancestors, his dynasty.

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