“This seems odd to me,” Riley said once the two had departed. “There is no similarity between the attempt on Captain Vor and what was done to General Wejo.”
“Do you think that is significant?” Banten Kerigos asked him.
“I don’t know.” Riley shrugged. “It may be.”
“Perhaps we will know more when Korinti Kutan returns. For now,” the king went on, “we will sorely miss Turan’s advice in dealing with this menace.”
“You do think her threat is genuine then?” Eelura Kalad asked.
“In light of what has occurred this evening, I feel we must treat it as genuine until we can prove otherwise. We must assume that an army has been raised that will be brought to bear on our city.” The king looked at Kazlen. “Can you replace Turan Wejo as General of Military Operations?”
“Sire, I could command in his
