CHAPTER FIVE
“What do you have to report to me, Lord Eastwei?”
The command came from the king on his high throne as he stared down at Eastwei. The council room was empty but for His Majesty, the fire lord, Prince Yushir, and the ever-snoopy Lord Pampir.
“Ill tidings from the land realm, Your Majesty,” Eastwei answered as he reached into his sleeve and drew out the dirty handkerchief he had used to clean Anna’s face. He held it up and revealed the black blotches that covered the cloth. “This is all that remains of a creature that attacked one of the villages, and myself as well.”
The two men standing around him stiffened and the king leaned forward. “Do you mean to say that another village has been attacked?”
Eastwei nodded. “I do. A village in the boar clan lands met the same fa
