A Breach in the Heavens by NS Dolkart

Author:NS Dolkart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epic fantasy, godserfs, Fantasy
Publisher: Watkins Media
Published: 2018-10-01T23:00:00+00:00

20

The Elf Prince

The prince was furious. Why had he only learned of the peril this world was in from that pathetic godserf wizard? How could it be possible that no one had known?

The captain of his raiders was too wise to speak before he bade her to. She let her mount follow his in silence, until he addressed her.

“Captain. I desire your counsel.”

She spurred her horse next to his. “How can I serve you, Your Majesty?”

“Tell me this: why didn’t we know?”

She shrugged. “How were we to know?”

“Illweather must have known, just as Goodweather must have, that the sky was shaking because of them.”

“True.”

“And yet our shrub of a castle never told us.”

“Also true.”

“The mesh will cut us all to pieces if we cannot stop it. It will destroy Illweather too. Thus if Illweather were opposed to its own destruction, it would not betray us so.”

“It would rather splinter than save us, Your Majesty.”

“But it is still compelled to serve us. How shall I punish it for its betrayal?”

The captain thought for a time. “Command it to hold still while my raiders trim the branches from its turrets. Sever its roots and put stones in the cracks for it to grow around.”

“Good, good. Prepare your raiders, and I shall give the commands.”

They rode on in silence for a time, before the prince spoke once more. “Illweather did not want to give us the opportunity to stop the destruction. That suggests that if we knew, we could stop it. I will simply command the castle to stop pulling the worlds together, and if the queen does the same, the world will be saved and we may feast on the wizard and her people. What did you think of her defenses?”

“Those I saw were weaker than expected, more illusion than reality. If they were not hiding others, she would be simple to overpower.”

“There are others then?”

“There may be others, Your Majesty. Or, her power may be entirely in the realm of illusion. I would not be surprised.”

“It would be sweet to eat her heart before the queen could. Illweather must have its punishment, but afterward we will turn immediately to the attack.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Illweather was quiet when they arrived, as if already fearful of what the prince would do. It opened its gate timidly, without the usual defiance. Inside, the prince and his captain dismounted from their horses. “Gather your raiders,” the prince said. “Have them meet in my throne room.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The prince left her with his horse and strode for his throne room. “Leave your gate open, Illweather,” he said. “The raiders will soon be leaving again. Consorts,” he added, projecting his desire throughout the castle, “come to me. You are wanted.”

He was the first to reach his throne room, which was somewhat unusual. The throne room was also the dancing hall, and his subjects often danced there even in his absence. He didn’t feel the need for them now, but he did want music. He felt agitated now that he was back home.

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