STEEL AND FLESH

THE SHADOWED MISSION

It was the eight hour of the morning, a day after the surprising and infamous duel between Danios and his father Lord Mordian.

King Lauihnio was having his breakfast, of boiled rice, beef stew and margerine and despite the alluring taste of the delicacy he was consuming, he began to have second thoughts concerning Danios duel with his father.

He knew that Lord Mordian's loss to his son, who he (Lord Mordian) had underestimated was very surprising and he feared that his uncle would take it as a stain to his pride and perhaps demotivate him from being effective in the defense against the Quanians.

Despite the relief that came upon him after Danios proved him right, by showing he was capable of infiltrating the Quanian camp, his worry began to overshadow that.

This due to the fact that Lord Mordian was not just any nobleman of Bauthinia, he was his right hand man and second in command of the kingdom.

Never had he ever seen any man outclass he uncle in a duel, however with this being th