72
New Life
William walked into the inner sanctum of his suite, sighing with relief as the heavy doors shut behind him. The weeks since the battle had been intense neither the world nor duty stopped just because you wanted a break from the turmoil.
Still, he was relieved. Reports were filtering in that Vallantia was returning to normal. Those that had fled their homes for the dubious safety of the bigger towns were going back to their communities. New lords and ladies had been acknowledged to take up the forfeited lands and titles of those forsworn.
He was even starting to come to terms with his unwanted powers. He may not have wanted that additional burden, but it was his now regardless of what he wanted. To his relief they made little difference to his life right now, it wasn’t like
