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King Leonidas stared at the scroll in front of him. He was seated behind his desk, nursing a tremendous headache.

The open window oversaw the night sky. It was almost the middle of the night. The meeting in court had taken much longer than he expected.

The scroll held two signatures on it.

Both King Nolan and King Zayne signed the petition. King Percy wanted to sleep on it. King Malachi and Freder