The Hunter

Diplomacy

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Y/N's POV: Sparta

I wake up at the crack of dawn and make my way to our daily formation. We have exactly 2 minutes to line ourselves up and stand at attention as the King and Queen walk our rows to inspect our armor, our weapons, everything about us.

I keep my eyes straight ahead as the King reaches me. He draws my sword and inspects it for scuffs of any kind. He then hands it to me. I tilt my neck to the side and drag the blade across it cringing at the cutting but it's nothing lethal. I know all about lethal.

Leonidas: Good.

Y/N: The blade must taste blood when drawn.

Leonidas: Hold true to our ideals.

He then moves down the formation testing people of their knowledge. I holster my blade in the meanwhile.

Suddenly a horn is blown. The horn of attack. The King and Queen immediately make their way to the front. We all follow behind them in formation.

Are we being attacked? Who would be so foolish to challenge the home of the Spartans?

We make it to the front. Our armor gleams in the sun as we all stare down a messenger. No beskar so they aren't a mandalorian, which only means one thing. He's Primero. Along with 3 others.

Messenger: King Leonidas, we must speak.

Leonidas: Then speak.

The messenger walks towards our king but is intercepted by Gorgo.

Gorgo: Drop it.

A knife clatters to the ground before they're aloud to pass into our city. He walks with the King and Queen.

Messenger: I hail from lord Xeres army. He demands your surrender.

Leonidas: And?

Messenger: He demands to have your land and water.

Gorgo: He will have blood.

Messenger: You would be wise to shut your mouth woman.

I have to grab Helena's arm to keep her from pouncing on the messenger. Our Queen does not us to fight her battles.

Gorgo: Do you fancy your tongue?

Messenger: My wife does.

The Queen nods to herself before kicking his knee backwards snapping the bone. He screams before she grabs ahold of his hair and lifts his head to face her. She draws her and grabs his tongue. His eyes widen as she cuts his tongue out of his head.

Gorgo: Watch your tongue.

She drops it to the ground and forces him to stare at it. The other messengers go to charge our Queen and I slam one into the ground while Helena grabs the other by the arm and slams her elbow into their head bringing them to the ground.

The last free messenger is cut off by the king shield bashing them into the dirt. He then slams his foot onto their chest pinning them.

Leonidas: You come onto our land. Disrespect my wife.

He glances over at a deep well.

Leonidas: Then your lord may have this land and water.

We march the messengers in front of the well.

Messenger 2: T-this is madness!

He look at me and my messenger before waving him away. I drag him away and force him to watch what's to come.