"How can you become the Emerald Knight? We wear the same armor but only I carry the blood of Valeron!" Thrud said in outrage.
"Because despite your pompous self-appointed title, you are no Queen." Sylpha replied. "You weren't crowned in Valeron nor did you imprint the Royal Array and everything left by the First King.
"I did, just like I imprinted the power cores of the six great academies the day after my wedding. All you have is your stolen set of equipment and the cursed academy that you imprinted.
"Too bad that while Arthan was a coward and made it so that the power of the Golden Griffon would be split between him and his meat shields, Valeron was a true King! He fought his battles first-hand, never delegating or putting others into danger for his own ambitions."
"Are you telling me that…" Thrud tried and failed to complete the sentence.
