The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 119

Chapter 119

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Substitute Bride

Morgan

"No," he said. "The turtles are matriarchal... conniving though... The ti his jaws and his eye started to glow. "I don't think their coming will be a very relaxing thing."

rs are just vicious." He set

He narrowed his eyes. "I doubt the witch has changed her mind about the way things should go."

"What does that mean?"

"The lady of the Hardest Shell, as she was once called, wanted each of our realms to remain separate from each other, to preserve the nature of the compass as having four distinct lines... or she wanted to take Pyra's place."

My eyes widened. Overlapping triangles? Great. Wouldn't that mean it was more likely that the tigers and the turtles would team up to get what they wanted?

A wave of unease went through me and I pushed it down. I couldn't focus on the battle ahead not

owing how far behind we were in preparations now.

odded. "Alright. Let's... talk more about the Convening when they're feeling a little more alkative? What have you been up to while I was unconscious? What can I take off your plate?"

"Are you hungry?"

I blinked and chuckled. 'Not literally. I meant what tasks can I take on so you can focus on other things?"

interesting way of describing it. Where

his silence that set me on edge, but I waited for Tsuneo to speak. The quiet of our chambers was welcoming, relaxing even. I could feel Pyra's

not sure how much of what needs to be done is something I can pass off to

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we start with preparations first,

twitched. About

furrowed my brow, leaning forward slightly. "What's

lips. "While you were unconscious, I've been dealing with... issues in the palace. And not just political

thought the dragons

Since then, a lot of money has been funneled out of the accounts, and

worst considering how long their history was,

his voice.

could just be the harem being wasteful in my mer's absence, but the rest, based on who's accounts it all ended up in..."

father thus Ari's lover, but I have reason to think that Lady Maro might also be entangled with him." He shook his head. "He tried to take the

hit me like lightning. My father's casket

"His brother?"

eyed me.... this had struck a

scowled. "At least they were in

nodded. "The same is true of my father. I doubt even now

much money do you think has gone to

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the things that Kai has been telling me and the amounts I suspect, that's not the case." He shook his head. "It's at least a

was easily one a few tens of thousands of li. I couldn't even fathom that much money

money did the dragons

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