Of course Chris May had never laid eyes on the High Jarl of the Draknhold Bastion, let alone met him personally. But his face didn’t so much as twitch. His heartbeat remained steady. His expression stayed effortlessly calm as he stated:
“Of course I’ve met him.”
He even infused a touch of casual reverence into his voice.
“The Draknhold Bastion is the cornerstone of the entire United Dominion—a force that keeps chaos in check and holds all corners of the land in balance. And the High Jarl… he is a god among men, unmatched, peerless, invincible.”
He lifted his chin ever so slightly.
“My father is held in high regard by the High Jarl.”
That was a lie so grand it deserved its own opera performance, but he said it with such solemn confidence that the Pierce family didn’t even question it.
