Chapter 136: Dead-Set Resolve

When he arrived, Hazekor had dismissed the rumors. He had figured the King of Northville was nothing special, that only others' incompetence had inflated the man into some bogeyman. By now, he'd changed his mind. The Elijah Quinny before him made his skin prickle. Even so, Hazekor's gaze slid to Elijah's young face. He laughed. "King of Northville? Hmph. I have heard plenty about you, but all from nobodies shooting their mouths off. If you are so formidable, how did you end up stripped of office...