Chapter Eighteen
Relation
Of all the knowledge his father had imparted to him before his death, Yulen remembered one piece of advice the most. “Every Battle Lord is committed to keeping and protecting his compound. But I’ve never met a man who didn’t want the best for himself. If there’s something new and attractive, he will claim the first one.” Rory D’Jacques waggled a finger under his son’s nose. “We call it ‘entitlement’. We put our lives on the line every day to serve our people, and we feel we’re owed the odd bauble that shows up. Never forget that, Yul. If you can’t get a Battle Lord to see your way, a little bribery never hurts.”
With help, Yulen had chosen specific gifts each Mutah compound could offer the Battle Lords. Gifts which were uncommon among the Normal compounds. The
