Chapter 51
"Here?" Col echoed, his voice laced with disbelief. "Why Stonehelm?" King Theo gestured towards a large map spread across a stone table, his finger tracing a route through the mountain passes. "He knows Amelia is here," he said, his voice grim. "He knows she's close to being returned to her father. And he's not about to let that happen." He leaned closer, his eyes narrowing, his voice dropping to a low, ominous tone. "It's rumored," he continued, "that he wants to use Amelia as leverage. To force King Theron to kneel, to submit to him." Col's eyes widened, his mind reeling with the implications. "Leverage?" he asked, his voice strained. "What do you mean?" King Theo sighed, his broad shoulders slumping slightly. "He wants to take her as his bride," he said, his voice heavy with disgust
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