Maledictus Terra Book 3: Vetitum Nemus Part 72
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Part 72
Magna strode over to the head with grim determination. She gathered up what whispy hair she could and lifted the head.
"Don't drop me you fool! I won't bite!" The head yapped at her. "Uh, it would have been much easier if you had just allowed me to have a body you fool Adiran!"
"I don't trust you as just a head not to bite." Magna growled and glared over her shoulder at her uncle who looked impassively back at her and folded his arms. "And I suppose I would like it even less if you had a whole body."
"That's rather hurtful." The head said sarcastically. "We have just met. To judge me so harshly without getting to know me."
"I don't need to know you more than I already do. Never mind your actions far in the past and the history that my family have with you. Your recent actions make me believe that you are up to something. That is not something that I welcome in my home and your scheming now involves my friends too."
She walked up to where Letty was was staring at Magna pensively. "I believe that you will want to hold on to this?"
Letulah took the bunched up wispy hair from Magna. "Are we friends now?"
Magna raised one eyebrow and smiled. "Well, yeah. We are friends. For many reasons. But I can tell - I can trust you."
"How touching." Barakus remarked.
"Quiet!" The two women said at the same time then grinned at each other.
Then Magna frowned and glanced at Adiran again. "Uncle, we are going to need to speak to mother. Things have changed."
"Indeed. I am glad that you finally realized this." Adiran was walking towards the Castle's main entrance and towards where the Queen would be. "But it really depends on whether or not you still want what is best for your Kingdom or best for your friend." He said over his shoulder.
Magna's face darkened again with blood and anger. "I can't see why I cannot have both!"
"He's right you know." Adrian said calmly, he looked at Letulah. "Would you wait for us in the foyer of the throne room please? We need to go speak to our mother before we speak to it."
"I am right here child. I know you are talking about me!" the head bobbed as it worked its jaw furiously in Letulah's fist.
All of a sudden a shadow blotted out the sunlight over Letulah, Adrian and by extension, Barakus. The three looked up to see the massive shape of a muscular warrior and an axe putting them into shadow. "There is no need to debate with the Queen nor negotiate with this creature. I can simply make it tell me what we need to know right now."
"Gorma wait..."
"Hand over the shrunken head!" Gorma yelled down at Letulah, who pitched backwards as Gorma reached for the head in Letulah's hand. She went through a backward tumble and regained her feet some distance away from the Orc woman.
"Stay away from him! You can't have him!" Letulah yelled. The Orc came forward towards her with her axe in her hand. Letulah produced a long braded knife from somewhere.
Over to you Lex!
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