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MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 17
Jareth pushed Claraback lightly with her staff behind his back. She took it from his hands and stepped back. “Back off, or you will find yourself in trouble as well. We have direct orders to take these children. This woman is impeding these orders. She’ll need to come with us too,” ordered the head soldier.“If I back off, I think it’s you who will find trouble. Take my advice and let her be,” said Jarethnot, taking his hand off the soldier. The soldier wrenched his hand free. “We don’t have time for this. Leave or we will have to use force.”“We will not leave until these children are free,” fumed Clarastepping to Ansel’s side. “Let them go now.”“Griffa,” whispered Jarethunder his breath. “Don’t do this; think about kyle. We have to keep him safe.” Kyle was right behind Griffa. He had a hard look on his face, and his eyes were narrowed. “Don’t worry, he will be safe,” said Claracalmly, raising the hood on her cloak. “Ansel, raise your hood and grab kyle; meet me at the entrance
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 18
Kedan nodded and continued to make notes. “What should I say to him, Golnar?” asked Kedan. He still wasn’t sure of what to make of this man, but Kedan knew he needed help.“Ask him to tell you again why you need to take action in The Great Surrounding. Let him tell you the complete story. Then you can let him know that you know what he is leaving out. Let’s see his reaction to that and go from there.”Kedan nodded, thinking this was good advice. They waited in silence for a bit with the scratching of Kedan’s quill being the only sound in the room. When he was done making notes, he took out a small piece of paper and scratched down one more thing. Then he nodded at Golnar. Williams went to the door and let the guards know that Till could enter. Till entered the room in an agitated state. He looked around and saw Williams and Teryn in the room. “What’s this, my lord? I thought you and I were meeting alone?” asked Till briskly.“Williams is my trusted advisor, and Teryn is my trusted
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 19
“Hello, my lord. It is nice to see you this evening.” She came over and put her arms around Kedan and he smiled at her. He took her hands and brought her in front of him. “You are very beautiful, Teryn. You are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen, even simply dressed as you are.”“You are too kind.”“It’s true. Come here and look out the window with me.”He led her to the small window. “It’s a wonderful view. The city is so beautiful at night,” said Teryn with a sigh. “It is. Do you see that large house with every window lit up? That is where I grew up. My father and mother are there now with many important guests I suspect. And that house there, that is the Fawner family. They are extraordinarily rich and very influential. They have a pretty daughter about our age. She plays the harp and sings like an angel. And there is that large house to the left; the Quillen’s live there. They actually have the most exquisite twin girls who came of age last year. I went to their
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 20
“You don’t really think you are a burden to me, do you?” asked Jarethtenderly.Clara Turned her head quickly to Ansel.“I don’t know, maybe. I feel like I was the little sister forced on you when you were almost a man. Then you felt you had to take care of me after your father died.”Clarapaused and closed her eyes. She knew she shouldn’t say what she was thinking, but she couldn’t stop herself. “Then last spring, when, well you know, at the festival, I was afraid I ruined things between us forever,” said Clarasadly. “I never meant to put you in that position.”Jareth Was silent as he turned his eyes from Claraand looked at the fire. Claracould feel her face go warm, and she knew her cheeks were red. She felt like such a fool.“See, I knew it. I knew that is why you stopped coming to see me. I knew that’s why you were gone for so long.” “Griffa,” started Ansel, but she interrupted him.“Oh, if I could just go back and stop myself from drinking too much, or thinking that you could ev
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 21
“Oh, Griffa, it’s you! Oh, thank goodness. I was so worried about you.” squealed a little, older woman who had just run into the room. She had a white hair pulled up into a messy bun. She had her arms around Clarabefore Kyle knew what happened. She gave Claraa long hug before letting go and looking at her. “Oh, you are such a mess. We must get you cleaned up. I’m guessing you are hungry as well, all of you. Ansel! My dear boy, you are here as well. Come here and give me a kiss.” Jarethwalked over and bent down and kissed the old woman on the cheek. “It is good to see you, Maybell. Might I introduce Kyle to you?”Maybelle went still, her light gray eyes huge. “You were successful then? Is this him, the king? Oh, how good it is to meet you, your majesty.” She dropped a deep curtsey.“Uh, thank you?” faltered Kyle, not sure what to do.“Now, now Maybell, he likes to be called Kyle and doesn’t want to be made a fuss over,” said Clarataking Maybell’s hand and bringing her back up to a
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 1
On a throne, a young woman held her head in her hands.How did this come about?As expected, everything was in order.Over a thousand years had passed since the kingdom first took on its current form.What had gone wrong while she was in charge?She had carried out all of her instructions.She had done everything that had been asked of her, but it wasn't enough.She was now surrounded by complete chaos, destruction, and rage.A soft, low voice said, "My queen, I think it's time," quietly.The young queen raised her head.She had been so preoccupied with her own thoughts that she had not even heard or felt her protector enter the room.She choked out, "My son."Jonathan..." "The young prince is prepared to depart, and the king is seated in his chambers."It might take some convincing for the king."The reality the kingdom was facing was still a mystery to Queen Sophie.There must be another option.Things couldn't have been that bad after all.Daisy, are you positive?Is there really no way out?Da
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 2
The majority of the kingdom of Regventus's cities and villages were constructed of rings.The size of the town determined the number of rings.Typically, the rings varied in class and function.Clarton, Kyle's home village, had three rings.The Viceroy and other extremely wealthy families resided in the inner ring.Shops, workhouses, and a few places to live for the poor made up the middle ring.Most people who worked at the edge of the forest lived in the outer ring, where the main stables were and Kyle lived.Apothecaries, farmers, and others who preferred to live outside the town's main hub were among these individuals.The majority of people would not live in the third ring because they were afraid of the open forest at night. However, there was ample space and decent housing there.Kyle didn't know why individuals in Clarton dreaded the woods.He had spent many summer evenings at the forest's edge and many happy days riding horses in the trees.He liked to watch the fireflies blink as the
MAX (THE CHOSEN ONE) Chapter 3
Taking a sip from his canteen, Jareth felt the liquid warm him as he sat by a tree at the forest's edge.Was this temperature typical for this time of year?Non-magical people don't seem to notice the onset of the cold season, but magic people could feel it in their bones.Jareth considered starting a small fire, but he was too close to the town.He didn't need to draw attention to himself at all.He had observed the child.He was aware of what he needed to do and say, but how would it be received?Would the boy work with you?Would he attempt to comprehend?Jareth didn't want to kidnap the boy.In order for him to develop into the person he needed to be, he wanted this boy to join him.Jareth got up, dusted his pants, and got dressed.He decided that talking to the boy's caregivers would be the best course of action.For all they had done, they had the right to hear what planned to occur.He had first met them at night.At the time, Jareth had just turned his own age of maturity.Jareth had been s