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No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head....
No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head....
Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected...
(18) I will not have a son. Although his laughably under-planned attempt to usurp power would easily fail, it would provide a fatal...
Vess looked around the table looking at the few advisors he had. Anyone who wanted to become one of his advisors had to go through a...
It was just Vess and Aldro fighting in the main hall. Rivatha had taken Luir to go get fixed up for the cut Aldro had given him and Kilo...
All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of...
One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before...
________________________________________ Vess and Luir hid in the trees behind the mayor's house. It had been easy enough to find once...
I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well....
I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled...
(8) After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three...
When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say,...
It had been a hard battle. Aldro had even managed to stab Luir, despite three of them attacking him at once, in the leg so he couldn’t...
Aldro and Tatir had tried their best against the four. They knew the four would be traveling this route and had hidden out in the best...
“I need an update!” Amel shouted, banging on his throne. His half siblings had been attacking him for weeks trying to take over the...
Vess was looking over paperwork for what they needed to fix in the city they had just taken over. He had been at it most of the day but...