Chapter 56: Emperor Jai

I’ve been back for two months and a half and in that time I’ve made great strides to clean up the ministry. All those ministers who’d used their position to exploit and oppress were now either imprisoned or beheaded.

There was a tenseness over the court but that couldn’t be helped and as whispers and fears spread far and wide I was grateful to have the two brothers at my back.

I didn’t put it past my enemies to try to take my life and so was ever vigilant. They had worked out something between them where Des was ever at my side, while Bryan was never seen but always near.

I saw the benefit of this when paid assassins attacked Des and I while out on one of my incognito visits into the capital city late at night.

As we were surrounded by seven men with swords drawn, out of the dark came this flying being who fought back three of the attackers on his own while Des and I easily dispatched the other four. As silently as he appeared he disappeared again and I was left in awe.