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Hallowed Be

Two years after Prince Heiko witnessed the death of his father during the 91st Battle of Tyton, and subsequently, the defeat of his kingdom, he was sent to the gates of the victor, armed with nothing but empty words and a command from his elder brother to form a treaty of peace. Two years after General Celestino Adesso released the arrow that felled the great king of Simo, he is presented with the youngest of his sons. Though barely a man at seventeen summers, the prince was far from wet behind the ears. In fact, his tactful yet brazen form of statecraft vaulted him far beyond his years. Coupled with his draconian mannerisms, and a knack for callous pleasure, it was only a matter of time before Celestino caught a whiff of something sinister. But Prince Heiko was no fool. He was betting heavily on that sharp nose. He wanted a sense of dubiety to gnaw at the general. He needed to create mistrust in his elder brother in order to build credence in himself. Because he knew of Celestino Adesso, and of the illustrious king he served. He knew they wouldn't trust him over his elder brother any more than they would trust a raincloud to bring sun. He knew that to those men, he wasn't honorable, and because of that, he was forced to play the games he was known for. The ones that conspired in the dead of night, the ones that spoke no words but shifted kingdoms. The ones that could obtain the allegiance of General Celestino. Little did the young prince know, however, allegiance was not all he would obtain. But no matter how much Heiko wanted to offer the man what he desired, he could not - not while bound to the gods. Check out my Discord:

K Higgins · LGBT+
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153 Chs

Devising the Board - Part 5

“How do you test whether he's taken one up the ass?” Enri demanded, face scrunched in quibbling perplexity.

Ingo gave him a questioning look. Cele doubted it was the question itself that evoked the king's baffled reaction, but the vast amount of time between explaining the process and the captain's question. They had finished their meager dinner and sat in otherwise relative silence around the fire, since one didn't stray from warmth in Simonese winters if they wanted to keep all extremities.

Eventually, the king smirked.

"Has that been bothering you all along, or did it just process?"

Enri scowled back at him.

"It's not been bothering me, it just seems moronic, that's all." He scuffed his boot against the cold, hard dirt. "All of these priests thinking they've got eons of knowledge and shit, and the dumb fucks think they can tell whether or not some limp-wristed Muse has been sodomized."