TWO HEADS TWO SPIKES (The Pearl of Wisdom Saga) by Jason Paul Rice Read Free Book Online Page B

igniting everything in its destructive path. She checked her body to make sure the fragments from the pot hadn’t hit her. She hurriedly climbed on Marius and galloped away from the burning mass. She passed two men whose primal screams of agony tore at her ears as the hapless soldiers watched the purple fire rip right through their organs. The Princess almost hit a tree branch as she stared in horror at the men struggle while death crept in.
    Donegal is still up to these old tricks. Sneaking down the mountain and flinging purple fire is the work of cowards. They have no honor or courage. I have them afraid of a girl .
    All the participants arrived earlier than expected to the meeting so the Princess saw no reason to wait.
    “First order of interest,” the Princess started, “I want the whore wagons and tents gone immediately.”
    Sir Pierre Trommel interjected, “My Princess, I am not particularly fond of the whores personally, but they are necessary for the men’s morale.”
    The Princess quickly snapped back, “Morale? Morale? I watched six men die yesterday, fourteen the day before. Pissing blood was the first sign for all of them. Then their whole body turned green and they rotted from the inside out. They were throwing up and shitting out their insides until they died a painful death. Many of them now ask to be put to the sword after pissing blood. Forty-eight men died after contracting these symptoms last month and every single one of those men visited the whores just weeks before their demise. I don’t have to be brilliant to put this together.”
    “But highness, maybe we can find some new, cleaner whores. I do say this for your safety as well,” Captain Leo Tetine warned.
    The Princess immediately came back, “Hah, I think I am able defend myself just fine Captain.” She thought for a moment, and declared, “We bring in new whores under this provision: They will be sampled by our most unproductive men first, pages, squires and the like. If nothing should occur to those men, then the soldiers may start using them again. As for these present whores, they are killing more men than the enemy at the moment. We need them removed immediately. Send them over to the Donegal lines with the message that the Warrior Princess will not allow whores in her camps any longer. These girls can be better killers than most of our men at the moment.”
    “Brilliant idea, my Princess”, said Captain Salina.
    Leimur just nodded her head.
    “As far as my father, I can’t seem to get a response from him about consolidating power in the west. Many letters have gone unanswered and I am afraid we must remain here until we receive word from the Capitol,” the Princess told her audience.
    “They must be fighting a war in Sevring that we do not know about,” said an annoyed Sir Pierre.
    “Look,” said Leimur as she raised her voice, “Nobody wants to end this stalemate more than General Rigby and I. If we continue to receive no response I will go to the Capitol myself to handle this problem.”
    “Would that be wise, my Princess?” asked Captain Rosa Salina.
    The Princess turned to the woman and smiled, exposing her jagged teeth. “No, but it may be required for a Princess General. Captain Tetine, what words have you received from the Harbor Valley front?”
    The older man with a missing left eye said, “Same stalemate that we have here. They take a couple hundred feet, Harbor Valley takes it right back. It sounds exactly like the letters we are sending them.”
    “Perfect. We are exhausting resources on either side of the realm and probably all points in between.” She looked around and told the war veterans, “Thank you everyone, you are dismissed now.”
    General Rigby stayed back and addressed the Princess, “Leimur, I have some unpleasant words I feel are necessary for your ears.”
    The Princess knew the General had something serious to discuss. He had never called her Leimur before.
    “It is about your