Adventures of the Crown: The Noble Bandit

CH33

As soon as the day’s jobs were done, the three made their way to the stables. They each wore more common attire, hoping to blend in with the common folk going to Ameathon City. They had decided that they would go by boat, a fact that Fenryn was not at all pleased with.

Ever since learning of his brother’s fate of being lost at sea and assumed drowned, the King had gained a fear of the deep dark waters. He would endure, but he feared Sethis would bring the same fate to him if he ever felt it would strengthen his hold on the throne. If he was willing to kill the previous two to further his power, then there was no reason for Fenryn to assume he was any safer.

Of course, Sethis had no legitimate right to the throne, but now that Fenryn was the King and betrothed to Sethis' daughter, that was all that was needed to ensure Sethis might have some influence. Not to mention his daughter being a mage and not yet old enough, he would need to act as her stand-in until