Arc Chronicles

Julius

Julius

"What would he do if he found out what we did," Julius asked

"He'd kill both of us," my boss said without hesitation. "Then he'd go find my older sister and drag her back. It's a good thing he isn't home."

"He's not?"

"No. He's in Victoria."

"Huh. So is my mom."

My boss shrugged. "He is a security guard. I didn't know your mother was in Britannia."

"My mother didn't want to live in a colony," I said. Maybe her dad worked with logistics? I had seen her father before and that man was huge. No, he was in security, no doubt. Just guarding them.

My boss wrung the leaves out of her head and died it back into a long ponytail. "I'm going to need to take a shower when I get home. If my dad comes back and smells me like this, he's going to freak out. I'm sorry he'll just your name out of me before he puts me out of my misery."

"I guess it's a good thing I work for the princess."

"Oh no. He'll wait until you're alone and far away from the imperial guard."

We looked at each other... And th