The Prefect raised his head slowly and looked to the crowd with grim determination. He reached toward the heavens and screamed, “No….no, I will not allow these traitors to destroy the good folks of Earth and Florid. That will not happen.”
He shook his finger at the crowd so violently his entire upper body shuddered in rage. “I make you this promise. I will get to the bottom of this treachery and put an end to it. I don’t care what methods I use, even if I have to t*****e my own flesh and blood. The Yandan army led by my son will be destroyed. That is my promise to you. We will persevere.”
The crowd erupted in cheering and cat-calls. A few of the more enraged guests tried to rush the stage to attack Miller, Joseph Conway, and Beth. The militiamen guarding the stage made a half-hearted eff
