Chapter 5
Request
Yulen watched the two sisters as they sat in front of Atty’s tent. He knew his wife was worried, and why. He was worried, too, but not for the same reason. She feared something would happen to him. His focus was more on his compound. On the hundreds of people whose lives he swore to protect. More specifically, on Mattox. With the birth of Mistelle, his children were his and Atty’s legacy. To continue the work he and Atty had begun with negotiating and upholding the treaties between Normal and Mutah. To continue defending Alta Novis and see to the protection of the other compounds, both Normal and Mutah, which were now under his aegis.
“D’Jacques?” A man with eyes embedded in his cheeks stood to the side. He motioned for the Battle Lord to follow him. “The hunters are w
