Chapter Nine_The Drums Of War Beat, As We Speak

At the Mahlinian Tribe, Queen Turion sat contentedly on her Throne, facing her new allies.

King Hamblim and the soldiers with him, all stood at alert, dressed in full martial gear, and holding dangerous weapons.

They had declined the courtesy of seats that were offered them, hence their standing.

Queen Turion had never seen King Hamblim before, but the image of a very fierce, uncouth, and savage warrior was destroyed before her eyes, as standing before her was a very handsome young man, clad in golden armour.

He had a proud bearing, and was very direct too.

"Queen Turion, my conditions for siding with you, and annihilating the Passinam Kingdom, remain the same," the young King stated, his hawk-like eyes boring through Queen Turion's.

The conditions he gave were that, he would marry the Crown Princess of the Mahlinian Tribe, and the defeated Passinam Kingdom, and some of its allies, would pay tribute to him, not Queen Turion.