e in the final moments before it exploded. It had been coming for her. The missile had intentionally found her on the rooftop. T

she flew over the rail and right down through the never-ending spiral staircase. Nikhita didn't notice that. Time slowed as she lay helplessly on the floor and watched the fiery explosion consume the poor lords and ladies who had

ake a while to assemble, but with politicians' lives on the line they arrived within half an hour. Steppin

was how many lords and ladies had died… and how many of them had been candidates. The election had never bee

black circle lay the disintegrated remains of Lady Penelope Renard. Jordanis stared down at them expressionless with his arm raised so that a medic could seal the large gash across his elbow. It was

on the sweetest flower of all the field, " h

ooked up from her

Her blank stare made him sigh. "Honestly, what

e Old Earth fine literature classes. The metaphors used in most of the plays were too hard for a student to comprehend as no Manticorians had ever seen fro

out how the House of Dragons was most likely going to choose him to be the new chairperson candidate. In that case; who would the dep

him to go home and remain safe. There was always the chance that there were more missiles to come. Of course, she remain

to see the downtowners as equal to the uptowners, but he could not deny the state of anarchy the city below was in. If a madman had a stash of remote-controlled missiles in his possession then no one was safe. In times like these all the security perso

d behind him as he opened

hen he realised it was Ghoad: the new deputy

ed her himself because he wanted to see a svellik in the workforce. He had chosen her out of pity, but she certainly made a great security guard. The silver and azure creature stood at ei

melodramatically. "You

alk. She got right to the point: "Nikhita

woman: "I do not think you would fit in