“Mom, It’s been almost two years and they won’t give up. What am I supposed to do?”
“Alejandro calm down. They are bound to leave eventually.”
“You said that a year ago.”
I cut the mind link before I became agitated further, but also, I heard footsteps approaching my office. They always barged in without taking the courtesy to knock or even bother with a formality. For whatever reason, they thought they owned the place. I suppose they always expected to catch me red-handed.
“What a coincidence that the royal family died in this very land, then a new royal appears here. Strange, don’t you think,” council member Cedrick had been relentless the past two years. Mostly repeating himself, still, I gave him nothing.
“I don’t see a royal around, do you?” I remained with no emotion as he s
