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I don’t allow this to faze me one bit. With a proud stance I stare and face the drunken man.
What I have in mind is much better than any physical harm. I immediately call on guards to force this male to face a night in custody.
The guards are quick to act on the commands of the Duke. I lean towards the man with a smirk on my face. “Harassment is not welcome in Orthani.”
The man tries ripping out of the guard's grip, cursing me out like there’s no tomorrow. The female elves don’t hesitate, coming by my side and linking their arms with mine.
I say, “I will protect Orthani with all of my being and make sure everyone is sustainable. Number one thing I will do as King is never allow something like that to ever happen.”
I clear my throat. “Would Duke Carmichael put you all first? Or would he put his human first instead of Orthani?”
Nobody says a word but they can't take their eyes off me. I continue my thoughts, “Ladies and gentlemen, Duke Carmichael did the worst possible thing to Orthani. You all trusted him to be the best for you yet this is what he does instead? Some human woman?”
Multiple people nod their heads in agreement. I don’t stop there. “Orthani should be led by a responsible elf. Not one who will allow their hearts to control their actions.”
While walking to the front of everyone, I don’t take my eyes off the crowd. “How many of you trusted Duke Carmichael?”
Almost everyone in the room raises their hand. I shake my head. “He betrayed you … almost every single one of you trusted him and he broke that. Me? I wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen. Falling in love with a human? Why? What purpose do they serve us?”
Everyone murmurs to each other in agreement. I softly let go of the two female elves and standon one of the empty tables near me.
“When I’m your king you don’t have to be worried about being betrayed. I won’t ever follow in the footsteps of Carmichael. Ever. Not when you all need a king to lead! I will do that with no doubt.”
Cheering erupts as I continue, “I will serve us with the main goal in mind: I will never be Duke Carmichael. He’s a terrible representation of Orthani. Power and courage is what we must prove. I will do that with no sign of weakness by a human.”
Stepping down off the table, everyone cheers and whistles. I thank everyone there with a satisfied grin on my face. Every single thing I said during that speech was true, and I mean every word. Seems like everyone else agreed with me, too. The Duke Carmichael doesn’t appreciate Orthani like I do, and would as a king.
You can’t serve Orthani and take sinful actions at the same time. That drunken man had given me that space to give an unforgettable speech, which I am sure will stay in the minds of everyone here.
I am grateful to be the Duke, and will be even better once King. Two beautiful Miou female elves are linked on my arms, and I believe I will be getting lucky tonight once again.
THE END.
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TANEM
The night is almost as dark as I am.
Almost.
Maybe nothing is darker than I am. I don’t know. I have lived a very long time.
Somewhere in my memory, maybe I can find something as dark as I am.
But I have no interest in searching through my memories for something that doesn’t matter.
What matters is that I am darker than night, and I shift and ripple with the shadows of Eelry.
