Millennial Mage novel · Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter 22: The Drawer
The King did not use the balcony stair.
He came down through the crowd on foot, in plain brown, and the crowd parted for him.
He walked to the platform, climbed it, and stopped in front of Teo.
He was younger than I had expected, about forty, with tired eyes and ink on his cuff.
"Captain Kell," he said.
"Majesty."
"The Hall told me you ran.
I put your name on a post at every crossroads in the realm."
"I know."
"I am going to take it down myself."
The King turned to the square, and his voice was not carried by a herald.
"Four hundred of my soldiers were starved on rolls I signed.
I did not read them."
A sound went through the crowd.
"I will have those four hundred names cut in stone over the Hall's doors," the King said, "where the Examiner's name used to hang.
Captain Kell is cleared, with the rank he held and the pay he is owed.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Millennial Mage are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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