The Sleeping God (Disinherited Prince Series Book 4) by Guy Antibes

Author:Guy Antibes [Antibes, Guy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

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Fadden, Pol, and Shira sat at a table with Homan, another priest, and Captain Deaz, who first escorted them to the palace. Pol didn’t know why they wanted to talk to them, but the Prelate thought it important enough to provide a tutoring session at the same time for Loa, Kell, and Paki, followed by a guided tour of the town to sightsee and to give the others exposure to the practical aspects of the Fistyran language.

This particular meeting room was in an older part of the palace. The windows were smaller, the ceilings lower, and Pol realized he liked the airiness better.

“We would like to present a few problems to you and then tell us how you might solve them,” Homan said.

They discussed six scenarios during the day-long session, broken up with King Ricord joining them for lunch.

Towards the end of the day, when the scenarios had been discussed, Homan sat back in his chair. In front of him were pages full of notes in a kind of Fistyran script which Pol had never seen before.

“Would you care to comment on our session today?” Homan said.

Fadden looked at Pol and Shira. “You brought us here to see how the Empire would solve these problems? Hazett III is likely more devious than any of us, but from an old Seeker’s point of view, we gave you solutions, but you can probably solve them better, knowing your country and culture.”

Homan looked at Shira and raised his eyebrow.

She made a face, but decided to speak. She started by shaking her head. “As you can tell, we think differently in Shinkya. Our issues with the magicians would never evolve in the same way. Magicians dominate the Shinkyan culture. The ability to work patterns defines who we are and where we rank.”

Pol sat back. He had gotten a much better feel for the Shinkyan culture than anything Shira had told him outright. Looking at the pattern of her remarks, he could tell that she identified with the current ruling clique and saw things from a lofty position. She was no merchant’s daughter. Her parents, if that was the right term for a high-ranking Shinkyan woman, were very high up. She had previously slipped up implying she might be royalty, and her comments confirmed the fact in his mind.

She was purposely trained to think and act independently, but she still spoke from a ruler’s frame of reference. No wonder the Sister she had met at Port Molla wanted her home. The interesting thing was that when the problems related to dealing with factions, Shira had a clear idea of internal strife in a royal administration. He had to admit her grasp of dealing with multiple threats was better than his.

She finished her conclusions, and all eyes turned to Pol. He took a deep breath. “If you do nothing, Fistyra will still be in trouble.”

“The scenarios, Pol,” Fadden said.

“The scenarios are masks for the current state of affairs in Fistyra,” Pol said with a flash of insight.

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