Nicely enigmatic, this. The demon's last words leave me wondering if the new king is now made more powerful, by being a 'we' instead of an 'I'. Whether that confers power upon him.
Is this earlier in your world's time line than the last one? Edited to add - forget that question, I just read the intro *g*
I am also left wondering about the wisdom of the king's decree, since to reduce taxes from the ordinary folk, but increase it on the nobles could cause the early death of a new king *g* since having even a thousand commoners out in the country supporting you, is not usually seen as a balance against the enmity of 1 or 2 of the people who live in the same space as you. But he is young and idealistic and a river will certainly solve many of their problems. I like the demon.
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Is this earlier in your world's time line than the last one?
Edited to add - forget that question, I just read the intro *g*
I am also left wondering about the wisdom of the king's decree, since to reduce taxes from the ordinary folk, but increase it on the nobles could cause the early death of a new king *g* since having even a thousand commoners out in the country supporting you, is not usually seen as a balance against the enmity of 1 or 2 of the people who live in the same space as you.
But he is young and idealistic and a river will certainly solve many of their problems. I like the demon.