"My father...he...was not well," Torak tried to say, holding back tears. "I told him not to over exert himself on this hunt, but he assisted on galloping ahead. He lost control of his horse, and...he was too weak to calm the beast, I tried to gallop ahead, but he was too fast- he had taken his sword out of his sheath, like he always did during the hunt...and he...it just...I..."
"It will be alright, my prince," said Sir Mallox, putting his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Hunting is a dangerous game, even for the best of us. We should have asked the king to stay behind for his health...but who of us could have refused him?"
"Come on, lad" said another nobleman, stepping forward to help Sir Mallox steady the prince. "Let us return to the castle."
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Caerse stood alone in his chambers, facing a wall-length mirror swirling with evil. "Make your report, Caerse," said a voice from the mirror.
"But of course, milord," replied the wizard, bowing. "Possessing the king with a shadow wraith was easy, due to his weakened state, but wraith's energy made it seem like the king had made an unnatural recovery. So the wraith killed the king, and entered the prince's body upon death. The wraith wouldn't have been able to control such a healthy host had I not been there to weaken the boy with my magic. We now have control over the royal family, and no one suspects a thing."
(Tag- Veshie)
"It will be alright, my prince," said Sir Mallox, putting his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Hunting is a dangerous game, even for the best of us. We should have asked the king to stay behind for his health...but who of us could have refused him?"
"Come on, lad" said another nobleman, stepping forward to help Sir Mallox steady the prince. "Let us return to the castle."
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Caerse stood alone in his chambers, facing a wall-length mirror swirling with evil. "Make your report, Caerse," said a voice from the mirror.
"But of course, milord," replied the wizard, bowing. "Possessing the king with a shadow wraith was easy, due to his weakened state, but wraith's energy made it seem like the king had made an unnatural recovery. So the wraith killed the king, and entered the prince's body upon death. The wraith wouldn't have been able to control such a healthy host had I not been there to weaken the boy with my magic. We now have control over the royal family, and no one suspects a thing."
(Tag- Veshie)
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