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Hallowed Be

Two years after Prince Heiko witnessed the death of his father during the 91st Battle of Tyton, and subsequently, the defeat of his kingdom, he was sent to the gates of the victor, armed with nothing but empty words and a command from his elder brother to form a treaty of peace. Two years after General Celestino Adesso released the arrow that felled the great king of Simo, he is presented with the youngest of his sons. Though barely a man at seventeen summers, the prince was far from wet behind the ears. In fact, his tactful yet brazen form of statecraft vaulted him far beyond his years. Coupled with his draconian mannerisms, and a knack for callous pleasure, it was only a matter of time before Celestino caught a whiff of something sinister. But Prince Heiko was no fool. He was betting heavily on that sharp nose. He wanted a sense of dubiety to gnaw at the general. He needed to create mistrust in his elder brother in order to build credence in himself. Because he knew of Celestino Adesso, and of the illustrious king he served. He knew they wouldn't trust him over his elder brother any more than they would trust a raincloud to bring sun. He knew that to those men, he wasn't honorable, and because of that, he was forced to play the games he was known for. The ones that conspired in the dead of night, the ones that spoke no words but shifted kingdoms. The ones that could obtain the allegiance of General Celestino. Little did the young prince know, however, allegiance was not all he would obtain. But no matter how much Heiko wanted to offer the man what he desired, he could not - not while bound to the gods. Check out my Discord:

K Higgins · LGBT+
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153 Chs

Dulcet and Duplicitous - Part 14

{A/N: Hit me up with any grammar issues you see~ Friends, we're getting close to 100K words! How crazy is that? And I'm not even a third of the way through the story! Hope y'all are ready for the drama~~

~Higgins}

“Cele."

Cele opened his eyes and looked over at Heiko. He hadn't spoken to the prince since the divulgence of his venomous scheme. Or perhaps 'poisonous' was more apropos. And as the sun began to climb in the sky, the general decided to lay back and try to close his eyes for a bit, too petty to ask Heiko what their short-term plan was in the forest.

He didn't bother to sit up when he replied to the prince, only loll his head to the right, casting him with lazy eyes.

"What is it?"

He watched as Heiko pulled a knife from the single rucksack they had escaped with. He waved it once, to make sure Cele was tracking the weapon, before extending it.