CHAPTER NINE
THE CHAMBERLAIN MAKES HIS MOVE
Ballard was a cunning and vile man that wanted only one thing, power and riches. And he was willing to hurt and destroy anyone that could stop his plans. Or he would use a certain King to unknowingly aid in quest to fulfill his darkest of desires. The old book that Alistair had given him over a year ago had proved useful.
He had learned about things that no normal human could know or understand. It was doubtful that even that i***t king realized what he held in his hands. And so willing to give it away just to get rid of a small thorn in his side. Ballard had become more than a man, he used a forbidden spell that kept him from aging.
But it came at a cost, he had to constantly consume human souls for the spell to keep working. Though in his m
