Paelis the First személy
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As we left the smithy, Kest finally noticed Paelis.
‘Oh, hello,’ Kest said. ‘Who are you?’
The smithy was full of smoke and dust and the King coughed for a bit before he answered. ‘Paelis the First,’ he said. ‘Your King.’
‘Ah. That must be nice. Well, let’s go; I can see clouds up ahead.’
10 THE COMING OF THE GREATCOATS
Someone knocked at the door and I thought the woman would say something, but she just kept sewing. After a moment the knocking repeated.
‘It’s your damned bedroom,’ the woman called out. ‘Whose bloody permission are you waiting for?’
The door opened and the man from the night before – the King, I guess – entered the room. ‘Now if only I could get all my loyal subjects to treat me with such respect,’ he said jovially. ‘Most of the ones I encounter just want to kill me.’
8 TO MURDER A KING