Chapter 56

“Leave the church’s false doctrine to me,” he said when he finally caught up with me. “She protected us in our hour of need and showed us the true depths of the church’s corruption. I am compelled to correct the church under her name.” I nodded as the two of us walked side by side. The priest continued, “But if I may ask, what are you to her? You do not appear to be related, nor are you the common southern rabble.”

I gave him a cheeky grin. “Oh. Just her girlfriend. Nothing major.”

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My roar shattered the bridge crew as the tiny ants below me readied for my attack. A group of inquisitors stood on the ready, halberds in their hands and fear in their eyes. Everyone but the captain was shaking in terror. Two men stood at the bridge, their jaws hanging open. A hacksaw was midway through cutting down the bridge. They must’ve known just how stupid it was. They had to.

::You will stop this foolishness, or I will make you!::