FINNIAN

I fired back, saying, "Nothing."

He looked at me for a while as if he could see through me, the airpter was thick, even the elders kept their mouths shut... Then he looked away.

“That will be all for today! You’re dismissed!”

He commanded immediately and the elders bowed their heads, their robes brushing the floor as they filed out.

Felda’s father stepped forward slowly, his boots echoing against the ground. “Well done, Your Highness.” He bowed low, the lines of his ...