Chapter 47. Eye for an Eye

“…I will slay all those who will try to take your Kingdom from you, hurt our family, or kill your child. I shall kill them all, starting with the Red Eye King.

“And in the end, after we have won the war, I too shall fight no more but will help you preside over Perth. We shall only eat, drink, and be merry, and surely, if the gods will, I shall have a child as well with my beloved Tamarh. I swear this to you.”

--Hur

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“Stop! An Assyrian stands in your midst!” I break away from Hur’s embrace and yell. The abrupt silence that follows is more unnerving than the news itself. I glance around. Everything has stopped — the music, laughter, and merriment.

Hur’s image enters my visual field. When I see his puzzled expression, I tilt my head in the direction of the intruders, and his face animates instantly. I bet he has never enc