Book 3: Chapter 2: Winter (1)
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“Try calling me father.”
“Are you insane, Lord?”
I organized my army throughout the winter.
The tempers of the soldiers were fierce and violent. They couldn’t stand the sight of a 16-year-old broad pretending to be a general. Whenever I glared at them, the soldiers would quickly move to obey, but it was for that moment only. In areas with no watching eyes, the military personnel criticized Miss Farnese. Thanks to the witches having spread their familiars around, we were able to vividly listen in on the soldiers talking behind our backs.
“Listen well.”
Having recorded their words onto a Memory Play artifact, I allowed Farnese to listen to it in full. The soldiers referred to Miss Farnese as ‘human harlot’.
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— We’re demons, but why is some human harlot crawling here and saying she’s going to command us? What kind of fresh bullshit is this?