End of the Line
“He tried to dissemble, but she was having none of it.
“I just told you something I’ve never told another soul. And I saw the understanding in your eyes when I told you how I’d lost my entire family. Something similar happened to you, didn’t it?”
He regarded her for a long moment.
“Are you sure you’re not as gifted as your grandmother?” She noted the moment he let down his guard. His shoulders lost their tension and his expression changed.
“I am the end of the Fedroval line because no jit’suku w...oman will have me. And rightly so. I was not meant to be Liege of the House. I was a younger son, meant to serve in the Zenai priesthood. I was away from home when the unthinkable happened. My brothers were murdered by a rival who has since paid for breaking the warrior’s code, but the damage was done. I had to take over as Liege and give up my intended path as a warrior priest. I was not been groomed for the position of Liege the way my older brothers were. I made many mistakes.MoreLess
“I just told you something I’ve never told another soul. And I saw the understanding in your eyes when I told you how I’d lost my entire family. Something similar happened to you, didn’t it?”
He regarded her for a long moment.
“Are you sure you’re not as gifted as your grandmother?” She noted the moment he let down his guard. His shoulders lost their tension and his expression changed.
“I am the end of the Fedroval line because no jit’suku w...oman will have me. And rightly so. I was not meant to be Liege of the House. I was a younger son, meant to serve in the Zenai priesthood. I was away from home when the unthinkable happened. My brothers were murdered by a rival who has since paid for breaking the warrior’s code, but the damage was done. I had to take over as Liege and give up my intended path as a warrior priest. I was not been groomed for the position of Liege the way my older brothers were. I made many mistakes.MoreLess
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