CHAPTER 59

The five hours went by incredibly fast. Russel was rushing around, finalizing all the last minute plans, coordinating with the human envoy, arranging any horses that might be needed and other, more taxing, leadership responsibilities. So far, being the king of Oclan was not doing much for him other than adding heaps of stress onto his already stressful life. He supposed that was to be expected. If he was honest with himself, he wished he hadn’t been forced to issue the Blood Challenge to his father. Winning it not only put a target on his back about a mile wide but made his life much more complicated than he liked. “The humans are almost ready,” Roland said from behind Russel. He didn’t turn around and barely acknowledged his brother’s presence. There was no real point in doing that. It would only give Ro more chances to argue with him in front of everyone, making him look weak again. He didn’t need to add more fuel to that particular fire. He was proving more than capable of doing t