Kingdom Untold by Brittni Chenelle

Author:Brittni Chenelle [Chenelle, Brittni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

The moment Galahad reached the the Jin sea, reports from our borders started coming in. Sir Galahad and twenty of his soldiers had boarded a ship bound for Vires, claiming to be on a tax collecting mission.

The council had gone into a frenzy. Did we plan to pay their tax? Should we send Charlotte and her dragon away? Should we meet him at the coast with the money to stop him from sniffing out any information? Should we take him as a prisoner to aid us in the potential war?

My father raised his hand to hush the chaos. “We will send Charlotte and her dragon to meet up with Minseo in Faresa immediately.”

My breath caught.

He continued, “We will triple the presence of our soldiers in the capital city. Enough for a show of strength, but not enough to lead him to believe we are preparing for war.”

Hanbit asked, “Do we plan to pay the tax?”

The king spoke again, his voice commanding attention with its subtlety. “Yes, but this will be the final time we pay. We will treat him and his soldiers with hospitality and begin full war preparations after he departs.”

The room buzzed with preparations. Despite having a sizable military force, Vires always favored diplomatic solutions. Even now, my father had the option of paying the tax and walking away without a life lost, but after Charlotte’s speech, and the unannounced and thinly veiled scouting mission by Galahad, Arthur had pushed my father too far. Our soldiers were skilled but lacked battle experience. They’d been thoroughly trained, but most never dealt a fatal blow. Camelot was a ruthless force, even before they earned the name and left Drethen behind. They were experienced, brutal, and had far greater numbers and resources than us. However, just as we wanted out of the alliance, I was certain other kingdoms did too. They would be our only hope in defeating Arthur. And it seemed like Minseo was our only hope.

My stomach was in knots. This was what I’d been waiting for. We’d finally begin a full mobilization of our troops for war—but once again Charlotte would be reunited with Minseo. It was like some invisible force pulled them together. Even when Charlotte and I had good times, I’d always felt that same force tearing us apart; our wedding had been canceled, Emmett tried to steal her, her family was killed, her kingdom fell, and then I was captured and imprisoned while she believed I was dead. Somehow all of those things served to bring her and Minseo together. I’d finally had enough. Charlotte was my wife. I didn’t care if God himself was against it. If she was leaving to see Minseo tomorrow, I only had tonight to remind her who the better man was.

I stood, drawing the attention of the chattering council members. “I’ll inform and prepare Charlotte for her journey,” I said. If Charlotte wanted a fight, I’d give her one.

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