Hector sifted through the drawers beneath the sink, hoping for a razor to shave his head with, but he only found an assortment of soaps, shampoos, and extra towels. He considered trying to shave his head with materialized metal but soon decided against it.
“So, um... what’s gonna happen now? I mean, uh, is Atreya safe from
Abolish?”
‘For the time being, it is,’ said Garovel. ‘The Queen’s been busy trying to make sure things stay that way. Well, she’s just been busy in general, really.’
Hector turned on the shower and pulled his shirt off. “What about the war with Rendon?”
The reaper phased through the wall and gave him his privacy. ‘It’s been averted.’
‘Just like that?’ said Hector, stretching while he waited for the water to warm up. It didn’t take nearly as long as he thought it would.
‘I suppose it sounds simpler than it was. Less than a day after finally returning here to Sescoria, the Queen went to Rendon--against pretty much everyone’s advice, mind you. But she knew what she was doing. Peace negotiations are now underway. And the Atreyan soldiers whom Rendon had taken into custody, she brought them home safely, too.’
He lowered his brow and chuckled. ‘How’d she pull that off?’
‘I didn’t go with her to Rendon, obviously, but I’m sure it was the spectacle of it all that made it possible. First thing she did when she got back? Appeared before the press, right out there on the front steps of the royal palace. She hadn’t even made it inside the building yet. She ensured they’d be here waiting for her as soon as she arrived. And of course, this was gigantic news, so the whole country knew about it in a matter of hours. Then she and the King jumped on a plane and went straight to Rendon. They took Lynn and Roman along in case things went south, but it seems to have gone smoothly. I suppose Rendon didn’t really want to go to war, and with all of the insanely good press that the Queen’s gotten, she was able to offer their parliament an easy way out of a terrible situation.’
A dark serial novel. Set in a modern fantasy world called Eleg. Mature language. Updates every night at midnight PST by ~400 words.
But how'd Hector get the shirt on him in the first place!?
ReplyDeletethere's an extra for the on "for the water to warm up", "ensured sure they'd be waiting" should either be "she made sure", or "she ensured"
ReplyDeleteGot 'em, thank you. Lovely to have you, by the way.
ReplyDeleteSomeone put it on him while he was sleeping. Who was it? A MYSTERY FOR THE AGES.
ReplyDelete"I suppose Rendon didn't really want >to< war"
ReplyDeleteMaking sure this is intentional. There is no direct object for the sentence, but up to you on what you want to do. Been awhile since I did this too.
Yep, that was an error. Thanks for the catch.
ReplyDelete"and with [the] all of the insanely good press "
ReplyDeleteAlso fixed now. Thanks, Ankou.
ReplyDeleteSomeone must be tampering with the story. Just going in and deleting random words for no reason. IT'S THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION, I TELL YOU.
Yeah, you know, entropy and stuff.
ReplyDeleteLynn. No matter what you say, in my mind, it will always have been Lynn. Yes, a shipper's mind works in mysterious ways
ReplyDeleteLol why do I picture Helen rolling into Rendon like a G, with Roman and Lynn by her side, demanding they let her people go before she starts tearing shit up?
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