The Stonehearted Knight
Chapter 217: A condemning letter

Chapter 217: A condemning letter

"Did you sense it?"

Elsa stood at the window of her small house, facing toward the south, enjoying her crushed ice milk with cherry flavor.

Yes. The Laws were tempered with for a brief moment.

"Must be that fool I spared when I still ruled the skies above this land. I didn’t expect that idiot to reach the Enlightened stage."

With enough time anything is possible. A fool can turn king, a king can fall, a kingdom can turn into a ruin, and so on. Weren’t we taught that the Gods are eternal? Where are they now?

"I guess you are right," Elsa chuckled at the child sitting on the couch. With no attention on him, the Divine Lord willed his body to grow. He looked more like a child of three to four years instead of a toddler.

Of course, I am. In my many lives, I have seen all these things happen.

"Bah," Elsa snorted. "You mean YOU caused ALL those things in your many lives so far. Don’t think I ignored your actions through the ages."

I just helped them achieve those things. The one thing I learned is that you humans don’t need to be taught evil. It’s in them from birth. It only requires some fostering. I am not being modest but these special kids of the Godking are capable of much more destruction than I can imagine.

"They are a bunch of worms," Elsa spat in disgust but fell silent. "But I guess, even worms can topple mountains and change the flow of destiny."

...

"We won’t wait till next week. We move out tonight."

The small camp fell in silence.

Althea and her team looked confused at the Commander. They were discussing how a week of preparations wouldn’t suffice and now the Commander wished to reduce that time to a few days.

"Oi, Baldy," Old Gargoyle growled at the Commander. "Why are you rushing these little chicks? Didn’t we discuss the time of our start already? So, why are you asking them to move faster?"

"I am not asking, Dollface" the Commander spoke calmly but his eyes radiated a pressure that caused the Hawks to buckle onto their knees. Only Old Gargoyle and Althea remained standing. Old Gargoyle grimaced at publicly being called by his nickname but couldn’t complain. He started it.

Althea, familiar with the Commander’s style, narrowed her eyes. She didn’t speak but nodded.

The Commander retracted his pressure, exiting the tent. As he went up the sky, his gaze narrowed. He tried to peer through the darkness but the southern districts were veiled in mystery.

’What happened there? I couldn’t sense the Laws of Wind for a few seconds.’

...

"I don’t know anything!"

Briella stood in front of her Captain in the middle of his office. The two Vice-Captains were present too.

The look on their faces showed their distrust in her words. Briella knew things were looking bad for her but she wasn’t panicking.

’At worst they will throw me in the Temple district. As long as I am alive, I can survive.’

Although the Divine Lord warned her not to become a prisoner inside the Temple district, she didn’t worry.

"Are you saying I am lying?" The self-admiring Vice-Captain slammed the table furiously and barked at her. His superior’s displeasure with his orders pressured him immensely.

Although no amount of Knights would escape unscathed after being attacked by five Disasters, not to mention the other creatures that made their way over the line of control, he knew his captain needed a scapegoat. And his well-maintained face suited the role perfectly.

"I don’t know. I only came out of my room after the summoning." Briella didn’t budge from her statement, causing the Captain to frown. He contemplated sending both to his superiors. The only thing better than one scapegoat was having two of them.

Just as he wanted to pass judgment, a heavy knock came from the door.

"Enter."

Two people entered. A man and a woman. The man was dressed properly and the woman looked dignified. Their entrance confused everyone in the office.

"Why are you two here?"

The SS2 Captain asked with a frown. The two in front of him were his colleagues from SS1 and SS3. His mind immediately wondered whether they came to mock him.

Although they frequented each other beds, they didn’t actually like each other. But they lacked options. They only sought each other when the loneliness became unbearable.

"The Gatekeeper appeared," the man said in a grave tone. The mention of the gatekeeper caused the other two Captains to shiver. They knew the Gatekeeper’s appearance meant things had been far worse than they imagined.

"I don’t understand how things got so extreme. The damn creatures were acting like they lost their peanut-like brains completely," the SS2 Captain defended himself. He didn’t realize how much he was perspiring.

"I think I know," the female Captain spoke. "We found two of our members in the safe house behind the well. They were attacked."

"An outsider?" The SS2 Captain stood up in shock. The others looked alarmed too. Briella much more than the rest.

’Was it Elron? But he wouldn’t abandon the plan like this!’ A sense of unease filled her heart.

"Yes. But not just an outsider. After talking to them we suspect the person to be part of the Dawnbringers.’

"Ah."

Briella gasped. She didn’t expect their identity to be revealed so easily. For a brief second, she lost control. But that was enough to attract the attention of all three Captains.

"You seem to have heard of them, little girl," the woman spoke, narrowing her eyes. She glanced at Briella’s superior questioningly.

"She exhibited suspicious behavior during the attack. I assumed she was just trying to frame her lover and take his position. Now, I am not sure anymore."

Her Captain’s words made Briella’s heart thump wildly but she tried to remain composed. She believed she could talk her way out.

"Sir!"

Right then, a person stormed into their office, holding a letter.

"We searched her room and found this letter."

Briella felt sweat stream on her back. She didn’t worry when her plan fell through, believing she could squirm her way out. But things were spiraling out of control. She never wrote or received a single page since infiltrating the SS2.

"Read it!"

Hearing the Captain’s order, the soldier opened the letter and read.

"The potions are ready. We can unleash the Disasters as planned. Destroy all Temples where the Lord isn’t praised.

Ivran

From the other side

Oh, I saw your father. The Commander looks the same but don’t cry. As the New Dawn arrives, he will understand you."

"HE IS DEAD!"

The three Captains kept their eyes on Briella’s face the entire time. Seeing her expression turn from confused to shocked and ultimately in fear, while she shouted, they were convinced.

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