A Crowned King (Complete)

Epilogue

Mako Starcrown stood at the window in his room and stared out at Blackreach, a blissful smile on his face. It had been two weeks since his proposal and now he was a married man. More than that, he was a King. Shortly after his wedding to Winter where she had looked very beautiful he had gone through his coronation to become a King. To his surprise, everyone had voted positively, including the Lord of Temple. He'd thought thst the man would oppose, but he hadn't. His advisers told him that he had likely only voted positively because he didn't want to make an enemy of the new King and be deposed as Lord.

The King knew that they were right. He would keep a close eye on the Lord of Temple and those that were loyal to him. He wouldn't be caught unawares. He would live out his life as the King and pass it onto his own son. He vowed that he wouldn't meet the same end as his father had. Thinking of Dryn brought his mind to Kane Hawk, the former Lord Steward of Snowcore and enemy of Galtea.

The Lord Steward had been put to death by hanging on the very day that Mako took his place as the new King of Star as a homage to the new monarch, furthering their alliance all that much more.

Lord General Darius Wolf had been recovered and given a proper burial. The Wolf Clan had been greatly saddened by the death of their Patriarch, but they had sworn their loyalty to the crown despite his death. However, the rank of Lord General couldn't remain vacant for long and after careful consideration he had appointed Kevin Pale as the new Lord General. Kevin had relocated from Magnus to Blackreach to fill his post and to say he was happy with it was to say the least.

There was also news of his brother, Drakani. He had set sail from the southern continent and would be in Seaside in just a few weeks. The King would have to be sure to have men there to meet with his brother and bring him in. He needed his brother in his corner and Drakani was sure to have great allies. He had information that told him Drakani was the Commander of the mercenary company called the Stormlords and after further digging he learned that the Stormlords numbered around fifty thousand though his sources were unsure if the count was an accurate one. If it was those men would be invaluable, their loyalty sworn to his brother.

Mako would need them if the Enclave was as adamant that he die as they seemed. Intelligence had discovered that the Enclave was an organization -- nay a brotherhood -- who wished to restore the Human Empire to power through force and place their agents in place as the leaders of the different provinces. In response to this, he had sent messages to the Kings of Manathera, the Isles of Coin, and Andaria about it, warning them to be on the lookout and what to look for.

The Star King was unsure just how serious the other Nations would take the message though. They had little to no diplomatic relations with the other Human Nations other than Galtea who was now a steadfast ally of Star.

Galtea was supplying steadfast soldiers for training and integration into the Legions while Star was providing them with crops and livestock. He had even had some land near the border on the Star side cleared for Gaal farmers to settle and begin to grow food. He believed that these farms would become numerous and the food would go to Galtea alone. That was his intention for the farms anyway.

"Mako?" called a feminine voice from behind him and he turned around to see his wife laying on her side looking at him with a smile on her face. The furs were pulled up to just under her round breasts, making them look all that much more delicious. She was beautiful all the time, but when she was naked she was like a Goddess come to earth. "Come to bed my love. I'm cold."

The King smiled and walked across the room, joining his Queen in bed. As they embraced and began to kiss, he forgot about all of his problems. Drakani, the Enclave, the alliance with Galtea all of it went out of his mind. This was it. This was his life. He was the King of Star and his wife was the daughter of the Gaal King. His second son would be the King of Galtea one day just like his firstborn would be the King of Star after him.

He forgot about all of that as the passion consumed him.