"Are there any news from the X clan?" Malachi asked the messengers at the courthouse.
"The families Cavern, Snakeherd, and Waiwen are preparing."
Malachi nodded, thinking it must be someone outside these families. He knew these families and they didn't strike him as cunning. For them to prepare also defeated the purpose of removing king Tural. The person who wanted the throne would come forward already prepared.
Malachi frowned. It must be someone of higher rank than these families. Someone who found them easy opponents. Someone who would surely take the throne once King Tural was out of the picture. But who could that be?
"Which one of them is more fitting?" Malachi asked.
"The bloodline is very mixed. All have at least one purebred parent but it will be difficult to determine which is purest."
