Chapter 356: Court chaos.

Before he could leap to conclusions about her having the ability to mess with his mind and recall all the old reasons as to why female mages were not allowed to marry royalty, she blurted out, "I saved one of her snake eyes. I think that I can figure out how to use its power."

He turned her down. "If I forget it all, I will have to forget how amazing you looked when you swung that hammer downwards with force and killed a giant serpent with a single blow." He kissed her on the cheek. "If you had been born a man Sigrid, you would have been a commander."

"Who says women cannot be commanders?"

"The military laws of Eldoria."

"If female mages can go to war, then women can also join the army. It is time to change on the laws on the knighting of women, Roland."

Roland carried her to the large sofa and lay down with her. Even if it was just for an hour or two, he thought that it would be best if they got some sleep. "Can we talk about this another time?" He turned her over because he wanted to look at her face.

If her face was the last thing he saw in his sleep, he was sure that he would not dream of the serpent queen hovering over him. Or Lady Jane Fairfax!

He shuddered. Why was he thinking of a dead woman? Two dead women! Maybe he needed another bath to feel ghost free again.

Sigrid could fell unease settling into his bones so she channeled her magic into him to put him at ease. On some days or nights, magic alone was not enough and she had to add a lullaby, so she did.

Her gentle voice washed over him like a mother’s loving touch, soft, warm and steady. It carried whispers of a sweet dream that he wanted to see.

unsure of what kind of warmth he was seeking in his arms. All he knew was that

him. A minute

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frantically searching for her sister and she was demanding

not in the royal castle, she persisted on being allowed inside with

the gates of the royal castle were firmly closed to her and Cosmos was sitting on the wall, drinking wine and tossing out lightning bolts casually

that the royal hall had been stormed by five dozen nobles and nearly all the ministers of Eldoria. What had drawn them out

attendance when Roland turned the divine messenger down. They had watched it on the news and read about it in the papers. At night Lord Cliff De-Kensington, Roland’s second grandfather had rallied a lot of nobles and

not be turned away rudely. His bright idea was to have Sigrid apologize

of noise in the royal hall this morning. Most of

wife, she is wiling to be a mistress. Why must the crown princess make a mess of this matter

sister is the most beautiful woman in this empire and if that divine messenger is the most beautiful woman in Medoris, them my sister is the most beautiful woman in all two empires. She comes from a great family, she is

a

their opinion. The royal hall was like a market place and all these great men were

the sake

of an empire comes seeking a union with us through marriage.

the peace treaty, Medoris is.

just as beautiful and wealthy as our crown

not marry from your houses. You don’t care

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