Grobak could feel the rage building up within him but he still calmly motioned towards the Chief insultingly. This angered the Chief greatly who shouted, “You are asking for death! You are not worthy to face me in battle, warriors kill him!” Grobak laughed in his deep voice once more, “Are you afraid of me old man? Quickly get down …

“No need to be upset, remember we are on the same side now. I wouldn’t want any harm to come to you, that is the reason I am bringing this up.” “I don’t follow.” Aleks said somewhat impatiently although his posture said otherwise. “It has come to my attention that a certain important person will be arriving within the week …

Several slaves grunted in unison as they carried a relatively heavy chair with a base made of thick wood. The back of the chair which was similar to a throne was made of a more flexible wood for comfort and the seat itself was heavily cushioned in order to provide maximum comfort to the one seated. Aleks was lounging on …

Orcs were widely known not just for their love of fighting, but also other barbaric things such as raping, pillaging, and not so surprisingly, burning things down. At least this is what they had become known for on the continent due to their once proud civilization falling into the dusk of history and their kind devolving into brutish brigands, cannibals …

“Why?” Brock asked with an uncertain expression. “Why did I agree to work with the northern churches? You only ask me this because you aren’t aware of what is going on. I don’t blame you though, you have been busy with other concerns and this isn’t really your area of expertise.” Replied Aleks calmly. Their guests had already left for …

“Not you specifically, but I had a feeling a guest would soon arrive.” The tall man in rich looking regalia rubbed his chin while muttering to himself, “This young man shouldn’t be underestimated.” “I am Archbishop Ragnir, perhaps you have heard of my humble personage?” Aleks gave the Archbishop a passing glance without replying which angered the two brutes who …

The sound of clanging tools, screams of men, and servants rushing about filled the afternoon air. It was a relatively warm day for spring, almost reaching summer temperatures. The weather had been in a bit of a flux for the past month and the days were increasingly growing unpredictable, although it wasn’t as if there were no trend. It was …

“This is unexpected… it seems you underestimated that young man.” It was early in the morning on the following day of the massacre and it had taken some time for word to spread about what happened. Although the authorities hadn’t been notified of what happened yet, those belonging to the pantheon of the northern churches had already become aware. The …

In the other room, where Lenia was supposed to be sleeping, she was in fact awake. She couldn’t sleep and kept pacing back and forth. Uncomfortable thoughts kept popping up in her head as she recalled her master’s words earlier and she hadn’t been able to sleep even though hours had passed. She desperately wanted to check in on her …

Late at night, Aleks appeared to be sleeping alone in his room, but he was in fact awake and in deep contemplation. The others appeared to have long gone to sleep and were in their own rooms. The hotel suite they had was extremely large with several rooms. This was normal for this type of hotel because the ones who …