"They aren't what?" I press Steel and give a questioning look to Sela. Were they not the prince and princess? Was she wrong?
"They aren't—" Steel hesitates, rolling his lips into his mouth. "They aren't your half-brother and half-sister."
"I know what the prince and princess look like," Sela says from her horse. "I've seen them on parades and in the capital. That's them."
"No. I mean—shit, I really shouldn't be telling you this. You, maybe," Steel points at me, "but not you," at Sela.
"Enough!" I kick my horse, who surges towards Steel, agitated. "What are you trying to say?"
"None of Dynwar's children are actually his children!" Steel shouts. "It's all staged! He uses his Author powers to make sure he never has kids with the women he sleeps with. He can't risk anyone inheriting his powers. So all the princes and princesses? Lucky orphans, usually. Pawns he can use who obey him and try to one-up each other in ridiculous political games, but not a one of them has any of Dynwar's blood in their veins. You are the only living person who is related to King Dynwar."
I gape at Steel. Sela gapes at Steel.
Branches crack behind me, and I turn to see that Thertan and Imina are now not two paces away, also gaping at Steel.
"Oh, no," I whisper.
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FantasiFame. Glory. Adventure. Welcome to Quest World. Amelie Saeowyn is a barmaid at The Dizzy Ogre, so named because the hills behind the tavern attract vicious ogres at a dizzying rate. This keeps the tavern full of would-be adventurers looking to get t...
