Chapter 82

Alarm and shock shook the gathered Chiefs and important persons of the Great Hall. Eyebrows raised, gasps fell out of mouths and red cheeks paled with dread. Gossip and rumour spread from person to person like a virus; a sickness of the mind rather than of the body.

More than a few eyes shifted to the Eastern King, but some rested on the Northern King, as well as, the empty throne of the Western King. Most stared at us; the disturbers of the status quo.

"Nonsense, not only are you beggars, you are also liars!" The Eastern King declared.

Some reactionary voices spoke out in support of the Eastern King's claim.

"Liars!"

"Taking our homes!"

He certainly had a degree of charisma, more than the stodgy Northern King.

The Speaker slammed their knobby, oaken staff striking the tiled floors, "We cannot dismiss a claim raised by a Pendragon or an unprecedented figure like the Sorcerer. If it is true the matter must be investigated."