The Deatheater by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2024-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The capital city was the seat of the largest empire in history, and it was so large and so impressive that there was no need to give it a proper name. That was what people said, but it rang hollow.

If Kat had to guess, it was because there were three or four emperors at one point in its history, and none could agree on which name to accept. When one of them eventually won the war, he decided to call it the capital and allow no further debate on the greatness of the empire.

It would always be more impressive than whatever emperor was sitting on the throne. Kat didn’t think any of the common folk cared about who was there as long as the merchant trains kept coming.

Tryam was popular because he allowed everyone to do as they pleased if they paid their taxes. There was plenty of profit for everyone. Tryam seemed like a decent fellow. Not as spoiled as Gerrold, which told her he hadn’t come from riches and privilege, but he had power. She could take him, but it would not be an easy fight, even if she caught him by surprise.

She heard him say he thought she was terrifying when they were discussing the assassin’s next moves, and his captain of the guard was distressed about having her in the same room as the emperor. The two gods who were also present seemed interested in keeping the man alive. There wasn’t much she could do to get past them, and if she could do that, the captain could not stop her.

Elric, the captain of the Emperor’s Eagles. She’d noted the name and the face. That trick of the trade was useful, although most people didn’t notice it. Information was her greatest currency, no matter what her daggers were capable of, and intelligence always boiled down to the little things, like people’s names and what they did for a living.

If she heard the name whispered elsewhere or someone describe him, she would have what she needed to pin him to the wall when Ahverna needed her to.

Kat had to remember that she was no longer freelancing. She continued to pluck her lute to entertain the people who’d just arrived, looking for something to pass the time until the next fights started in the arena.

“You need to understand that Beli is the best coach right now,” one of the men shouted while they drank from their tankards. “Tago might not be the most physically skilled fighter out there, but Beli only trains those with the sharpest minds.”

“You go ahead and waste your money on shits with sharp minds. I’ll take the fighters with sharp weapons and the ability to use them.”

Kat continued playing. She’d heard a lot of names thrown around, usually involving the fights that had taken the whole city by storm. The arena allowed thousands of people to watch any event they chose. The fights drew the largest crowds, but the races were of great interest, too.

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