161 Troubling Tales Arise

Erom planned to sleep in that morning. He had spent enough time running around the previous day; from an unplanned trip to see Ella - she looked kinda peaky to him - and then he and the king had sparred a little bit. “I need to loosen your muscles a bit,” Gavadiol quipped quite mischievously. “I don’t need you getting rusty on my hands.” But Erom had only just reduced the intensity of his own personal training and so he held his own up quite well. Although, he suspected that the king probably just took it easy on him. Well, there was nothing to be ashamed of. Gavadiol Sorrentino was just a freak of nature. Anyway, he was still sinking into the softness of his bed the next morning when his personal servant rushed in, Kelley close behind his heels. “Master! Master!” “What is it?” Erom hid a tired groan. “Don’t these guys sleep?” “The king has called an emergency council meeting right now at the castle. You are to be there right away!” Erom of course jumped up immediately. What c