Her voice came from in front of me and to my left. “I’m a soldier in the King’s guard. Who are you?”

“I belong to the Leader.”

“The Leader?” She snorted. “That silly animal? I can’t believe you prefer him to the King.”

“Who’s that? I’ve never seen him. Have you?”

“I am him. You can be him too. Even you can, little man,” she added to Corel.

He stood so close to me that I felt the tremors that shook his body. And not just with the Sagacity.

“Don’t answer her,” I mumbled.

“You’re cute,” the soldier said to me. “An adorable little tamandua with no real power. Oh, I know, the Leader tells you that funny...

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