What A Mess!

“You are dangerously close to losing your life, Master Kanisa.”

Kanisa shrugged again. “But I do not understand why. Why are you doing this? We live in a prosperous country. And yet here you sit with a slave at your feet and people gossip mongering to gain your favors. Why?”

“The elementals are a threat to our peace.”

“What peace?”

“You should read more novels, your highness,” Kanisa said. “The antagonist always explains his plans just before his demise.”

“I am the bad guy? Are you not a traitor? Committing treason?”

“There are worse things,” Kanisa replied. “Greed, for one. Arrogance.”

The king smirked.

“So you do not want to explain what happened to the Fire Knights Village--”

The king’s eyes narrowed, but he said nothing.

“--that is fine,” Kanisa said, “just tell me why.”

“Why?”

“Yes. Why are you doing this? We are a prosperous country. We live in fertile lands and have food to feed our poor. Why the armies? Why the taxes? The gold crown upon your head was not heavy enough with you
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