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His appearance, at least, had stopped them from fighting.
My heart was in my throat. What did Fiath think he was doing?
He was going to get caught in the crossfire and get seriously hurt.
Or worse.
“And who are you, friend?” Qi said, a small smile on his face.
“I am a lone and weary traveler,” Fiath said.
“Which tribe do you belong to?” M’rar Thres said.
“I belong to every Titan tribe,” Fiath said calmly. “The same as all of you. We are brothers. We are sisters. We’re here to fight the enemy, not each other.”
Even the audience had paused to watch the scene taking place.
“For hundreds of years, we’ve fought bravely against each other,” Fiath said. “For power, for glory. Sometimes for the fight itself. Now we must fight for all those things. But it must be together. We cannot let our petty squabbles defeat us. We must destroy the Changelings.”
Qi snorted and shook his head.
“And who do you think is going to lead us?” he said. “I will not bow to M’rar Thres, and he and Nus will not bow to me. I respect A’nshon but even he can’t unite all the tribes.”
“You must follow the one true leader of all Titans,” Fiath said simply.
“And who’s that?” Nus said.
“The emperor,” Fiath said.
Qi waved a hand dismissively.
“The emperor is dead,” he said.
“He’s not dead,” Fiath said.
“We all saw the attack,” Qi growled. “No one could survive that. You’re a fool to think anyone could.”
Despite his harsh words, his sadness and desperation were etched on his face. Even he respected the emperor.
Fiath paused a moment and turned to look into the crowd.
At me.
His expression was concealed by his hood and I wondered what he was thinking.
“The emperor did die,” Fiath said with a nod. “Then, he was reborn.”
He reached for his hood and pulled it back, revealing his gorgeous face.
A gasp was torn from every Titan’s throat.
“It can’t be!” someone shouted at the opposite end of the room.
“He died! It’s impossible!”
The chieftains’ eyes dropped to Fiath’s wrists, looking for a band of skin. Of course, there was none. Fiath was not a Changeling.
The Titans whispered to each other.
