Chapter 15
A Royal Visit
Gnaw Bone emerged from hiding and painfully began to limp after his clan as they disappeared into the distance. He was in so much pain that he leaned against the tree with an excruciating grimace on his face, punctuated by an indignant snort that was laced with resigned deference as he glanced up at the upper window.
"So, he’s a deader, is he?"
He didn’t have any more time to bemoan his fate or the fate of his clan because he was startled by the sound of approaching hooves. With a sigh, he collapsed out of view behind the tree as Knygel and his Royal Guard arrived on the scene. "What cruel trick is fate playing now?" Gnaw Bone quietly growled to himself, gripped the club tightly, slumped to the ground, and peered around the tree.
The royal retinue had arrived
