Puppets of the Crown

[SHADE SHADOWS]

When the new King sends for you, two crown guards show up at your door. Their eyes are blank and they speak—no command for your immediate presence as one would imagine robots.

As I leave my quarters, I freeze for a moment when I spot Lord Rafe, walking down the hall towards us.

His gaze lifts and pauses only a few feet away, his eyes shifting to the Crown Guards, and purses his lip