Arrivals by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure, General
ISBN: 9781682102435
Google: CEJRDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B07BGDK29R
Publisher: Serial Box
Published: 2018-04-18T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Ojo

Ojo had just received a parcel of sticky buns containing a hastily written note from Shun when Lavinia called an emergency meeting.

Seeing Shun’s confirmation of the Golden Lord’s presence on Twaa-Fei, Ojo knew the meeting could only be for one reason.

He dashed off a response asking Shun to do everything within their power to keep the Golden Lord out of sight until Ojo could secure a ship. That would be difficult. The Quloo fleet was stretched thin to the point of breaking, running goods to try to make up for the lack of aerstone production and holding the perimeter around Quloo, on the edge of a shooting war with Mertika.

But for the Golden Lord, he would find a way.

Ojo made a habit to be early to council meetings, to see the movements of the other warders and their staff. Just as one could learn much about an opponent by observing them before the blades were drawn, the temperament and movements of his fellow diplomats spoke volumes about their intentions.

The grand chamber of the Warders’ Circle was a richly appointed circular room. Stadium seating filled three-quarters of the Circle, all facing the hallway to the lift. Each council nation had a box of seats on the innermost layer, the outer layers a sloping inclined section for the public. At the center of the room was a raised platform the warders spoke from during public session. The platform also housed the Altar of Challenge, an ancient table of an unidentifiable white pearlescent stone.

Taro, Tsukisen’s warder, was already seated at his box’s desk when Ojo arrived.

From his box, Ojo scribbled a quick note and sent a runner to deliver it to Kris, inviting them to the meeting.

Penelope arrived with her junior, Cassia, in tow, but did not stop to chat. Cassia carried an armful of scrolls and reports, laying them out at Penelope’s table as the towering women took their places.

The Mertikans came in as a group. Lavinia at the head, the others trailing behind. The fire in her eyes all but confirmed Ojo’s suspicion of the reason for the meeting.

Kris entered from the wrong side of the room and rushed around the Circle to meet the correct steps to the guest section one tier up from the warders’ boxes.

The others arrived in a flurry that soon gave way to Yochno calling the meeting to order. His voice filled the chambers, resonant and neutral without being lifeless. “Warder Junius of Mertika called this meeting, so the floor is hers.”

Lavinia strode out from her box, turning as she spoke to address the entire room. She stalked the room as if it were a battlefield, seizing the ground to defend it against all comers.

“Honored colleagues and distinguished guests, it is with great disappointment that I inform you that the Golden Lord of Kakute has violated the spirit and letter of his unconditional surrender and escaped from his imprisonment, killing several loyal Mertikan soldiers along the way. We have reason to believe that he may

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.