Chapter Seventeen_Home Again!

Sneaking into Kirith, Prince Liyal and the men with him swiftly dispersed to their various points of assignment.

He stalked over to the black market money changers, and converted his Ranoman Currency to the Kirithian Dinati.

Next he made some minor but necessary purchases, then lodged inside a modest inn.

As he lay resting on the thick single bed with his hands crossed behind his head, his mind raced back to his early years in the Kirithian Palace, to his meeting and time with Hinam..., everything they had been through, his trainings, missions..., to the present.

He smiled wryly as images of his lovemaking with Hinam danced across his mind, tempting him, then frowned alternatively as he mulled through his plans.

After a while of internally reviewing his strategies, Prince Liyal fell into a watchful sleep, his twin swords resting by his side on the bed.

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He woke up very early the next morning, and headed out into the Kirithian streets.