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“Do you see what you can receive if you follow orders? If you behave, I can give you much more than this. Understand?”
I nod.
“Good. Because there’s absolutely nothing you can do in this place. With just one word from me, you’ll regret ever being born. So play nice with me from now on.”
5
SELLISS
“Craso, Eracus, when you’re finished with you sparring, meet me at the armory,” I tell the two soldiers.
“Yes, sir,” they answer in unison.
Being a captain comes naturally to me. It makes me regret not going against Lasta sooner. Before he and that wretched Prince decided to discard me for a mere human.
It doesn't matter anymore. Now I have big plans stirring up for them. They’ll soon regret not taking my side.
I’ve been training the soldiers here diligently, making sure nothing is amiss. I want to be confident they could be prepared for any order the King ultimately decides to give. Before any of that happens, I need to pick out the best set of soldiers Yadat offers.
Craso and Eracus are my first pick to pull a small coup. Nothing too big, but enough to catch Lodra’s royalty’s attention. They both have good heads on their shoulders and have immaculate strength. Not to mention, they can last hours in a sparring match.
I plan on recruiting three more, but I need to get them in the loop before anything else.
“What’s going on, Captain?” Craso asks as they approach me.
“I’ll get straight to it so we don’t waste time. I know you’re both aware of what’s going on in Lodra.”
They both nod. “Don’t tell me you’re planning to go back to kill someone?” Eracus jokes.
“Not yet, but that’s long-term. What I want to do now is create uncertainty down there. The start of a chain reaction,” I explain.
They tilt their heads, intrigued with what I have in mind. I’m sure they won’t deny working with me. We all have the same interest in mind here.
I continue explaining. “I have a plan in mind to pass us off as peasants. We travel down to Lodra’s smaller towns, where everyone knows everyone. It’s the easiest way to spread rumors and create panic.”
“But what exactly are we going to instigate? That humans are worthless creatures?” Craso asks.
“I’ll have a better plan when I gather the other naga that I want. But to give you an idea, the whole point is to make the naga there start distrusting the human slaves.”
“It won’t be easy though, Captain. Some naga already disgraced themselves with human mates,” Eracus chimes in.
“You’ll have to trust me on this. Rumors have more influence than you might think. I’ll give you the full details when I round everyone up. But I brought you here now to ask if you’re willing to join me.”
They both shrug. “I’m up for anything,” Craso says.
“So am I. Sounds like it’ll be fun and has a point,” Eracus remarks.
“Alright then. Don’t mention this to anyone. I’ll let you know when we’ll be grouping.”
They both nod and return to their training. I leave the armory soon after, ready to scout out other soldiers for this mission. It proves to be a little harder to find naga that are on Craso’s and Eracus’ level.
Ultimately, I choose two others, a close second-best to soldiers like Craso and Eracus. Anything to bring down the human population. To make them know what their place in this world is.
I head towards my room when I see Dransa pass by, on his way towards the barracks. I wave him over, and he waits for me to catch up.
“Captain Selliss, is there something I can help you with?”
“Are you busy at the moment?”
