BACHUÉ:
I did not arrive alone in the capital. I was aware that I was in danger. I was a dark-skin, previously accused of murder, many suspected that I had killed Duke Soto, and besides, it was no longer a secret that I had magic in my blood.
Everything indicated that perhaps Queen Antonete could try something against me. And what did King Caesar think about all this? Who knows. The letter that arrived at the Kristala only spoke of the Queen.
Because of that, I took almost my entire army. Yes, seven thousand direwolves, a thousand foot soldiers and five hundred cavalry soldiers. The rest stayed in the Kristala, defending the castle, led by Delilah.
My army grew up with the dark-skinned people who came north, looking to serve me as their new duchess.
Anyone who saw the extensive caravan that followed me would think that I was going to invade Lérida, the capital of Alba Terra.
That was not my intention. Not yet.
