Chapter 21 - Conflict (1/2)

Wrote this chapter with the intention to expand on a sub-plot and give the princess soot sidetracked and the subplot reduced to a fourth of its intended size Then I thought to , so I removed most of her part in this Poor princess

If you do want to read the draft for Lily's POV you can read it

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Really I wasn't giving theood view up on the hill of the s on the fact that they were either not effected by the aura, or suffered only a little I was telling my story as if I had been on the sidelines, closer than anyone they had talked to

Arriving at

You have entered noble's Court

Looking around for Oliver I was dissatisfied to see I couldn't spy his naan to walk towards there but didn't get very far as a few guards stepped in front ofI talk and tell thelared the with Oliver”, eyeing them both as I did so Their expressions unfortunately reuard spoke ”If you have a er” Myhim nastily, I continued in the saret this if you continue to stand in uard ”The sae, or stand to the side” I spoke ly, sorely teuard Quin hesitated a second, then turned towards an assistant standing around ”Inquire with the War Adviser if he has a er scauard spoke politely ”Please wait until we have a response”

The assistant didn't take long, soon rushi+ng back to us where he breathlessly spoke ”Escort hiuards escorted uard in front and another behind me Quin knocked smartly on the door and as Oliver calledinside, Oliver sat behind his desk watching uards bowed and closed the door behind me

Oliver looked wary as he watched me ”You are fast” ”Yes” I s about how early I had arrived from the battle, barely an hour and a half He obviously was also unsure ofof my deeds on the battlefield and I didn't intend to reassure hiht?” I asked him politely as I sat in the offered chair where I casually reclined

Oliver watched htly furrowed before he nodded ”Right”

shi+fting papers on his desk, he soon pulled a sheet out and placed it before him as he scanned down the contents ”Five days at the earliest, however I can't tell you which ar”

”H business regarding the previous battle?” I inquired

”Ah yes, we can do that now if you like” Oliver ures just yet” he looked up at me

”That's ok” I smiled, ”Just assume anyone not accounted for is dead” I casually spoke as he seemed to scowl at my flippant attitude

”I can do that” he an to shuffle papers until he set four down in front of hi down the list, he wrote on another piece of paper using charcoal until he finally finished with the paper set in front of hiold” he spoke with distaste I was taken aback for a few seconds, then scowled at him ”I left the commander alive, I'm owed money for him”

Oliver looked at me with hard eyes ”You attacked him after he surrendered” he spoke accusatory Eot that”

I wondered why it was that I didn't seem to care much about their lives now, is it because they are not , I wondered if it was theme

Rudely he showed me the door ”I'll send my assistant with you to receive theto wait in the room with me He spoke a feords to the assistant who stood outside and watchedback into his office

The assistant didn't talk tome to the treasurer with a feords the treasurer bade me hile he sent yet another assistant to retrieve the money owed

Twenty ave er than I wanted it to, but I had the money now And in seconds,behind I nised me, but this wasn't an issue and I was extre on

Approaching the gate, the guards and captain I had so much fun with earlier were still posted there and when they saw ate unaccosted I gave them a friendly nod as I passed, none of the other peopletowards an area alround and filling up my inventory slots This work took me five hours, and I had four slots filled with sizable stones and another slot half full The re down the location of my spear

First I returned to the battlefield, the place was euards at the gate where I asked theuards stationed there was a new shi+ft, not the sanise uards recomavethe city behind Iwhere tents were erected, es wrapped around the around and asked hiavewhere a large tent was setup The size of the tent was h to contain aoutside the tent, but the asn't very long until I stood in front of a man who sat behind a desk

Daniel lv 2 Lost & Found

”Hi, I' for my spear?” I spoke

”Description of spear and last seen where?” he asked, ”Uh, it has h the center of it and its made of wood I know it has a iron tip and I last saw it in someone's chest Its the spear owned by Princess's Lily's arnise it by description ”That spear already been clai