The Guild's Bard by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

There was always a strange energy coming from the constabulary station. I suspected some powerful protective magical layer lingered in it, as the building itself was incredibly old. I always felt a tingling from it, but I wasn’t sure of the source. Perhaps it was fabrication, or perhaps it was something more ancient than that.

I stood in the doorway, watching constables heading in and out. I didn’t know very many of them. I had started to recognize some of them but didn’t know their names. I suspected I would learn them over time, as I was at least willing to work with the constables, unlike Waleith and other Blades.

“We have never had a good relationship with the constables,” Waleith had said. “And some of that is on me, and some of that is on my predecessor. Generally, it has been a difficult relationship between us. They see us as outsiders, and intruders. In many ways, we are. They don’t understand the nature of what we do, or the reason that we are honored in the way that we are. They know only that we have the mark of the Queen, and that mark grants us access and passage throughout the city that even they don’t have.”

He had pointed at my lapel pin and made a point of telling me that I needed to keep wearing it at all times, and all around Busal City.

“That will get you access. That will keep you safe. That will⁠—”

“I get it,” I said. “I have to wear it, because it is the key to what you want me to do.”

“Indeed it is,” he said. “The pin marks you as a member of the Queen’s household. And you will need that sigil to prove that you are a part of the household, so you can do certain things as you progress around the city. I cannot tell you all the things that you might need to do, but that pin will grant you leverage at times. The Queen cannot have concern that magic is widely spread throughout the city. Even if you know that it is, and that you are protected, the Queen cannot have that danger out in the open. Do you understand?”

“The Queen is trying to ensure that everybody in the city feels they are protected by her.”

He nodded. “Exactly. Protected by her. And at times, protected from her.”

He never elaborated on that, which had left me with more questions than answers. Then again, when it came to things Waleith said, I wasn’t sure if there was anything more to them.

“It will be good for you to have a connection with the Captain. The constabulary may need you to serve in a way others have not been able to before.”

Now, as I stood in the door of the constabulary station, I knew that I needed to talk to Harent about what had been going on in Busal City, as he probably had contacts that might be useful. As I stepped inside, a chaos and an energy built around me.

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