Adonis walked around Iron Guard, saying hello to the soldiers, minding his own business when he heard some strange whispered from the other side of the wall.
"King Rodrick is dead. The orcs, demons and the traitor are all gone. Everything is stable. I want to take the throne." Adonis backed away from the wall in shock and leaned up against it again.
"But Clara, sire! She is the heir to the Iron Guard throne." The man's armor indicated he was shrugging.
"I can just kill her if she doesn't give it to me." Adonis' armor clanked against the stone ground.
"Who's there?" The voice called, and Adonis ran. By the time Brex Fang and the solider went to check the noise- Adonis was gone.

Time skip

Adonis arrived at the tavern in Iron Guard, out of breath, going to the back table where the three other heroes, Bellamira, Georgeanne and Huntlea were sharing some drinks, cheering to one another.
"I have bad news!" Adonis announced, sitting down to catch his breath. The women glanced at one another, setting their cups down from their celebratory stance.
"We can see that." Bellamira replied, looking at Adonis as though he were crazy. Huntlea gave him a light shake and a happy smile.
"Need something for me to shoot?" Adonis blinked up at her.
"What?! No! Look I," he leaned and lowered his voice more, "I heard Brex Fang speaking about taking over Iron Guard's throne!" Bellamira scoffed and Huntlea giggled.
"Come On! Why would he do that?!" Bellamira questioned, as if it were a hilarious joke.
"Yeah! He's getting married to Clara soon! And he loves her! Why would he take what is rightfully hers?" Huntlea asked, bringing up some valid points. Georgeanne though, who hadn't said a word through the entire ordeal, said "what if Adonis is right? We know what Brex Fang is like- a ruthless fighter who only has one objective: killing." Huntlea and Bellamira's laughter died out immediately at Georgeanne's serious tone- it had to be the most terrifying thing anyone had ever heard.
"Well, Yeah, sure but-"
"He said that he would kill her if he had to." Adonis mumbled staring down into a near by cup.
"Hm?" Bellamira questioned as she drank her beer, not quite hearing him.
"He said he would kill her if he had to!" Adonis repeated, more angry and louder than before. Bellamira swallowed her beer and Georgeanne proposed a solution.
"If this is true, and I trust your word, Adonis," Adonis gave the witch a nod in gratitude, "We will have to keep him on close watch." Georgeanne announced and the group of heroes nodded, a silence staying between them.

Author's Notes

Well that's done. Onto the next one, then this book will be finished.

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