“Maybe I am. I"m still not exactly sure where things stand with my kingship,” said Gordon. “Yes. It is quite the sticky situation. You know some of your kingdom"s first thirteen were originally from Thure. Those men had a very interesting idea: Choose the king from amongst the people to lead them. If they hadn"t left Thure and those other lands, that idea would never have started. I believe in the traditional ways, of course. I can trace my family history back fifty generations. That is, If they could find the proof in the vaults.” “Your kingdom seems fond of putting paper in boxes,” said Gordon. The king laughed, nearly spilling his wine. “Many great songs have been written about my kingdom. Many epic poems to describe the great deeds of Thure. And you have put them all to shame by one

