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Celticad ordered the rest of the King&039;s entourage to hang back His plan was siround tunnels that led into the palace and assassinate the Queen They plotted as they drove closer to the palace When they were near the edge of the Queen&039;s grounds, Celticad stopped the car
"We go on foot from here"
"What makes you think the tunnel is still there? It&039;s been centuries since it was buried by snow" The King eed from the car dressed in white Out of curiosity, he focused on his fingers, his gaze narrowing as he directed heat to therinned widely His body didn&039;t convert Kahli&039;s blood quickly, but when it did, he realized he was more and more like his old self
Celticad watched as the King&039;s hand reappeared The giant vaht side "It stands to reason that the passages are still accessible The Queen kept the terrain surrounding the palace very similar to the way it was before the flood The permafrost is thinner here She didn&039;t allow the snow and ice to build up, so the entrance should still be useable"
The King nodded, noticing Celticad&039;s s said over his shoulder, "Kill anyone that gets in your way I don&039;t care who it is By sunrise, there will be a new " Celticad&039;s voice was tense with a hint of excite a few steps behind, watching the blinding terrain as they walked to the South side of the palace The wind howled like a caged beast, whipping flakes of snow into the air The King continued on like he wasn&039;t blinded by the white flecks When they were nearly to the garden, Celticad pushed in front of the King Neither of the that the King should wait, but the King had no such intention
When they reached the top of the snow bank at the South wall, there were two guards One was on the tower constructed for the Purging "How predictable," the King e point, but the wind , the King was gone Glancing around frantically, Celticad finally saw the monarch at the top of the tower The other va frohtened He watched the King rip out the vas In one swiftheld onto the va the blackened blood soak into the snow A suard aside Signaling to Celticad, the King intended to march forward, but Celticad shook his head and pointed to the garden wall There was movement He couldn&039;t tell how many vampires lay in wait on the other side of the wall, but there was no way they failed to see their cohed as he saw Celticad signal back to hiht Careful not to use too arden wall The wind stung his face as he sprinted, the ice crystals digging into his skin as they fell froet hi wanted the others to see hi He wanted the Queen to see his power They should fear him
Celticad was fit for a vampire in the post-flood world, but he had none of the old powers He chugged, exerting his huge body at full speed across the snow It took hi furiously when he got there The King sneered at his ally, "Really, Celticad We&039;ll have to do so about that once the throne isaround like a walrus"
"Sir?" Celticad&039;s face pinched in confusion Ice crystals clung to his eyebrowsCelticad soh to enhance his power Celticad would be stronger than the other va could h the air at top speed, his second in command ran like an injured beast That needed to be fixed
The King&039;s lips curled into a smile, "Blood, my friend I&039;ll see to it that you have more power than the others, more blood Some of the old ill be yours"
If this pleased Celticad, he didn&039;t show it He si"
The King glanced at the top of the wall There was no entrance on this side of the garden They&039;d have to go over the top From where they stood, the wall of ice stretched into the sky, towering high above them The South as always the most vulnerable point at the palace Sophia had to knoas couards?
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