He did not deign to ride the man-eating horse, because certainly she should sense the will of her master. While he was normally of a select few spared her wrath, it would not be so today.
He was surprisingly calm about this, although he knew in this form he could be surprisingly calm about many things. It made sense - given Iskandarâs past - that he would go the way of conquering. Again, there was no surprise from him, even before remembering.
He had walked a distance behind herfrom when he had entered Archimedes, given that neither of them needed the help getting out of the gravitational mess that was Fibonacci, and it felt a perfect battlefield.
| Perfectly disadvantaged. |
Annoyance almost sprang from his tongue but he resisted it. No need to argue now when he was trying to steel himself. Anticipation tinged the air, the faint electricity of pending lightning. For a king who used lightning to his advantage, he would need to prepare himself.
A few options, the thin knife he carried on his person for starters. That technique had worked with Faker back when he was just a magus. So, with his power now...
| You will create a new ground for electricity? |
| Your body can certainly sustain it now. |
âOr I have the power to redi-â He stopped walking as lightning struck, illuminating the area in front of him. The echoed hoovebeats stopped in the street, and so did he. Thunder rumbled, and lightning struck a nearby pole, illuminating them both.
âThank you for sending Flat home. I did not doubt you would, but thank you all the same.â His features were cross, like he was about to give a lecture. Instead he simply stood his ground, hand holding the handle of his fan loosely.
âI would ask if itâs true, but Flat is not known to lie. And youâve regained power. Evidence does not lie.â He was...Disappointed. If a bit personally slighted. This place meant so much to himself, he had dared to hope that it had meant...
âI believe I owe it to you to say I wonât let you simply do as you please. And as your advisor I will stop you from this foolish endeavor.â His fan raised in the air, pointed at the king.