Only Marcus had been able to get away with being rude to the king and that was only because no matter how mad Winston or Stark got, they couldn't beat the dragon, neither could the dragon beat the wolf. Their fights always ended in a tie. There has never been a winner or loser. Everyone in the palace could hear the clash in the king's office because it was pretty loud but they were not allowed to go in. Both Nickolas and Joshua, who were standing guard outside the door, were itching to go in and support their king but they couldn't disobey the king's orders. He had told them to stay out. It took a while for the series of clanging and breaking of things to stop, and finally, silence reigned and a few minutes later, the door was flung open, revealing Winston, walking out. There wasn't a trac

