The King's Speech

Aurana told me to go back to my post while she escorted the Lord of Stars away from the battlements and onto the path that led to the Palanquin Palace's main doors.

I could hear him muttering under his breath the whole time she dragged him away, but he did turn around once to remind me not to get tricked by the glutton.

His exact words were, "Don't let that wily fox sink her fangs into you or she'll rip off your manhood!"

After the strange pair of the dignified princess and brutish lord finally left me alone on the palace walls, I spent a bit more time just standing there and taking in the view before me.

The sight of the cityscape below had a calming effect on me, allowing me to absorb all the information Chris Pint had given me.

"I could get used to this," I whispered. "A moment of peace in a chaotic world, how far and few between these moments were for a soldier like me. Heh."