Chapter 34: Spies In The Midst Part 3

The Empyream Leader Lord Marone did not want to part with any bounty whatsoever. That was never his intention. Now that Manutaai had confirmed that Sataal was on board Talokta’s ship, he did not have any need for the naïve, double crossing spy. He was excess baggage and scum. He initially planned that once Manutaai boarded his ship, he would kill him and imprison Sataal. Now, the pendulum had swung a different direction. Marone was curious about the possibility of leverage against the other Trimadians leaders—but what was that? His quick analytical mind reasoned it could be one of those legendary magic stones he had heard so much about. Trimadian soldiers among the fleets talk, especially on shore leave. The talk was Graffa humans using the Door of Endless Light on Ahmadeus and Lord Talokta himself heading for the planet.

This situation was risky, and he hoped for Manutaai’s sake he was not playing games.