“I"ve been to Death and beyond,” Mindbender shouted, “and know what it is to have a true friend.” He indicated the Fairy Queen, who smiled and leaned on her sparkling wand. “There is a new day in the kingdom. The old king is dead. Long live the two Kings!”
“Down with the Kings!” chorused the Trolls, but the Picts glared at them and they were silent. They rubbed their wounds, still fresh from the recent wars.
“Do you want to lose your home and families for good? Then keep on fighting. Your attitude is not that of warriors, but of weaklings, who want something for nothing. If it"s true that we"re the result of an experiment, and we began as human, then we can say that we are improved on humans. What say you? We"re an improvement.”
“Yes!” The Trolls and Picts cheered.
“Then the human gene
