Chapter 47
Garon’s words echoed through the crowd of citizens, silencing them.
Zeth’s mind, however, was all but silent.
What?! he thought, unable to comprehend what had just happened. In a single announcement, with no prior notice to the town, the mayor had been replaced. Just like that. And by Garon, no less. There was obviously something going on behind the scenes here.
“Honey, isn’t that your old boss?” Zeth’s mom asked, leaning over to talk to him. “From Otis and Roul’s?”
“Yes,” he said through clenched teeth. “That’s him.”
“Why did they choose him to be the next mayor, I wonder?”
“No idea.”
He did have an idea, though. Garon was the Blood Mage, pulling the strings and connections Zeth knew the Blood Mage had with the town guard, with the guild, and apparently with the local government to take power in a moment of unrest.
“I’m taking over,” Garon called out again over the crowd, “and I’m making this town a better place to live! There’ll be no more monster attacks, no more crime, and certainly no more Blood Mages rampaging through the streets. The old mayor had gone senile, I tell you—maybe he did a good job every now and then, but it’s clear to me, and to everyone in this crowd, that he had no idea how to lead. But I promise you, I’ll fix every problem that he created.”