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KERIS
Keris Veliant, latest heir to the throne of Maridrina, followed
his father down the gangplank and onto the pier of
Southwatch Island. They hadn’t spoken a word to each other during the
short crossing, his father remaining on deck while Keris closeted himself in
the captain’s quarters. Though in truth, even if they’d stood side by side the
entire voyage, the result would’ve been the same: the taciturn silence of two
men well aware that each wished the other dead.
A masked Ithicanian, his shoulders stooped with age, approached,
bowing low. “Welcome back to Southwatch, Your Majesty.” Then he
inclined his head toward Keris. “Welcome, Your Highness. I understand this
is to be your first venture through our bridge?”
Keris opened his mouth to answer, but his father interrupted, “Are they
here?”
“His Grace sends his regrets, I’m afraid. His presence was required
elsewhere.”
A flicker of disappointment passed through Keris at the Ithicanian
king’s absence. Aren Kertell was a man much discussed, though the rumors
surrounding him were at odds with his recent actions. Actions that had the
Maridrinian people singing his name in the streets, claiming him a king that
all rulers should aspire to emulate.
And Keris’s father hated him for it.
Yet King Silas Veliant showed none of that ire, his tone steady as he
asked, “What of my daughter?”
Lara. She was Keris’s younger sister—his only full-blooded sibling in
the sea of half sisters and brothers produced by his father’s harem. He
hadn’t spoken to her in over sixteen years—not since she’d been taken
away to be raised in secret. Keris had believed her dead until the day she’d
passed through Vencia on her way to be married to the King of Ithicana as
part of the Fifteen Year Treaty. A bride of peace, they’d said.
Keris didn’t believe that for a heartbeat.
The Ithicanian said, “It is the Queen’s preference to remain at His
Majesty’s side, though she sends her regards.”
“I’m sure.”
On the surface, his father’s voice was cool, but for the sake of his own
self-preservation, Keris had long ago made a practice of reading the tiny
tics and tells that gave away his father’s true sentiments. As such, he heard
the hint of amusement in the king’s voice, the tone causing Keris’s skin to
prickle. What amused his father tended to elicit a rather different reaction
from everyone else.
The Ithicanian’s eyes narrowed slightly, and wary of anything that
might jeopardize his escape to Harendell, Keris said, “I’m sorry to have
missed my sister, but pleased to hear of her loyalty to your king. Give them
both my best wishes.”
His father huffed out a soft chuckle, giving Keris a condescending pat
on the cheek. “My son is sentimental. Gets it from his mother.”
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