The Surpen King: Part 1 - Return of the Gods (Themrock Book 2) by Charity Kelly

Author:Charity Kelly [Kelly, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Te’s Manor House – Neptian

“King James,” Yfetb said in greeting, sitting down in front of his father’s monitor. He wondered what the Thestran King wanted to discuss with him.

“Yfetb, I’m sorry to bother you…”

“You could never bother me,” Yfetb said, interrupting James.

James smiled. He liked Yfetb. The kid had always been polite and he had a good head on his shoulders, unlike his petulant father. “I’ve heard from some sources that you’ve been courting Princess Crystam. Normally, I wouldn’t get involved in the relationships of fellow Councilmembers, but I find in this case, I must.” He paused when he heard a sound in the room behind Yfetb. When Yfetb didn’t say anything, he continued. “Yfetb, Crystam has pledged herself to Tgfhi of Tgarus. She’s not looking for a husband, she’s found one. It would be in the Council’s best interest if you were to stop courting her.”

“That’s none of your business!” Te snapped swiveling the monitor away from Yfetb onto himself. “How dare you tell my son who he can and can’t court.”

James sighed. So that was what the noise had been. “Hello, Te. As I was discussing with your son, Princess Crystam has made her decision. She plans on marrying Tgfhi of Tgarus. She’s not looking to be courted and in the interest of keeping the peace, we would appreciate it if Yfetb would look elsewhere for a wife.”

“Crystam’s not married, yet,” Te said. “Besides, she couldn’t possibly want to align herself with a member of the Convention.”

James closed his eyes. How typical of Te. The man couldn’t conceive of the fact that Crystam might be marrying Tgfhi out of love, not to better her standings.

“Yfetb,” James called out, hoping the boy was still sitting at Te’s desk on the other side of the monitor. “If you can hear me, I’m asking that you please stop. Don’t court Crystam anymore.”

“How can you ask that of him?” Te demanded.

“It’s for his own good,” James said.

Te bristled. “You don’t know what’s good for my son. Only I do. He should be married to the Ventarian Princess.”

“Why are you doing this, Te? Don’t you realize what will happen if Yfetb doesn’t stop? The Tgarians will take offense.”

“What does that matter?”

“I don’t want to go to war against Tgarus,” James stated.

“You can’t possibly be scared of them,” Te mocked.

Yes, James thought. I’m terrified. “Te,” he said, “The Tgarians are stronger than you think. I would put them in league with the Surpens. The only reason why they haven’t revolted against Surpen is because their King is smart. Think about it. Who really won the war between Surpen and Tgarus? It was Tgarus. They’ve become the richest planet in the Universe, selling their weed to Surpen, while using Surpen as their bodyguards all the while maintaining their own military force. You don’t want to anger Tgarus, Te. It’s a mistake.”

Te didn’t listen to a word James said. He cursed James, told him that Yfetb could do whatever he wanted to and disconnected the communication.

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