A Royal Gamble

[Bay]

"Hold your tongue!" The king ordered before another word was spoken.

He turned to his guards. "This half-orc was a weakling and she fell by my hands!" he announced, "If anything else is said regarding this meeting,  all of you shall pay with your lives. Now leave us."

As one, the guards raised their spears, barked, "As you command," and began marching out of the main chamber, leaving Gar and Sahltie alone with the king.

"You divulge your secrets too easily mixed breed," he growled, "I am all too aware of the Serpent's Hunger cult and have already expunged their filth from my domain. Do not think me an ignorant weakling like humans or elves!"

The king leaned back on his throne and rested his chin on his palm. A flash of white beamed from his eyes and his  crown glowed in that instant.

The king smiled, "Well, well, well... you and your friends have been quite busy haven't you Gar, Herald of the Hornblower? "