Seer King #01 - The Seer King by Chris Bunch

Author:Chris Bunch [Bunch, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9781857234909
Google: dyT5GgAACAAJ
Amazon: 0446605247
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 1997-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

"Let us consider a man who might consider himself a Numantian, not merely a Nician or Daran or Kallian.

Let us consider a man who wishes to offer that vision to all the people of Numantia, who wants them to look beyond their narrow horizons, and see the greatness that is before them.

"I tell you, men and women, Numantia is great. We have our problems now, problems most severe. But this is a passing thing, something that could be, to history, no more than an unfortunate note.

"If Numantia can be given a direction, its natural energy driven, this nation could truly be the greatest of them all, and shine proud in the heavens."

"We sure as hells ain't gonna get it from the Rule of Ten,"

someone shouted.

"Now, sir, be careful of your words. I respect your righteous anger at today's situation. But there is nothing to say it cannot change. Perhaps the Rule of Ten may wake on the morrow and take a firm hold of the reins."

There was a buzz of scorn.

"That is your opinion," Tenedos went on carefully. "Let us return to this mythical Rule of One. Imagine such a man who is not afraid to make the hard decisions, who has a vision of the iuiure, wuu tou inu uvui •*.». ^v,—, ________ the rear. Imagine the battle standard of Numantia going forward ... and all of us going forward, into the future, under it!"

I looked at Maran. Her eyes were shining, her lips slightly parted, all her attention fixed on the man on the stage. Tene-dos's words were ringing true to her, going straight into her heart such as all the preachings in her salons had obviously not accomplished.

I myself had heard most of what Tenedos was saying before, and agreed with a great deal of it, although I certainly wasn't convinced that a Rule of One, a king, although he'd never use that word unless he wished the Rule of Ten's wardens to arrest him for sedition, was the only solution. I marveled at how carefully he was able to skirt the very edge of treasonous speech without ever crossing over.

* I wondered if he'd cast a Spell of Persuasion on the room, but felt no unnatural working of my emotions, so eloquence rather than magic was holding the crowd.

"Umar created, then withdrew," Tenedos said. "Then it was Irisu's turn. But perhaps his rule is growing old, perhaps he is growing tired. Aren't even gods permitted to rest?"

"Then the future will be Saionji's," someone said, and I heard fear in the tone.

"Change is not always bad, my friend," Tenedos said gently. "And to create it is sometimes necessary to do some destruction. Perhaps you are right and it is to be the time of Saionji.

"Think of it," and his voice rose. "If the goddess smiles on Numantia, sees our lands as the hope of man, and chooses us for her spearhead, what golden times would we li ve in after (he change?

"I am a seer, and I can tell you, when the gods and demons let me peep toward tomorrow, I see two visions.

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