“Enough!” the cultivator barely raised his voice, and yet many of those who’d been standing next to him fell unconscious.
A wave of inconceivable power reached Hadjar and almost bent him in half.
Haver made a strange sign and it became easier to breathe. Out of the corner of his eye, the Prince noticed that a slightly shimmering sphere now covered the throne.
“You pretend you don’t know you’ve committed treason!” The cultivator raised his chin proudly. He was clearly mocking what was happening. “You’ve hidden the Solar ore from us, Haver. And that’s a clear betrayal of the Emperor.”
The King looked at his brother with disbelief and pain etched on his face, but Primus only gave him a predatory smile in response.
“We are not the subjects of the Empire!”
“Don’t kid yourself, Haver,” the
