CHAPTER 53

“And with all due respect, Mr. Palsvig, what happened in Gloucester had nothing to do with my kingdom or any Oclan werewolf. So that begs the question, why did your king send you here? To visit with me?” Russel asked. “It is not you we were originally sent here to speak with, Your Majesty,” Hank told him almost immediately. “We were sent to speak with your father but considering you killed the man and claimed his throne, I suppose you will have to do.” Russel felt the insult in Hank’s words. He felt the irritation they caused and how the eyes of everyone in the room turned to look at him. He could almost hear the thoughts in their heads. Most of them revolving around why was this human obviously disrespecting the king and why was he allowing himself to be spoken to in such a fashion. There wasn’t a whole lot he could do about the matter. Tearing Hank’s head off his shoulders was what he wanted to do, but he was forced to restrain himself. The last thing he needed, or wanted, was to g