Chapter 58: The Portal and The Path of Sigh Mountains.
Chapter 58: The Portal and The Path of Sigh Mountains.
The bell had barely faded when the groans began.
Some grunted, others rolled over in annoyance, but all froze when they saw who stood by the door.
Roderick.
The very name silenced the room. Fear filled the cracks of every slave’s body like water into a broken vessel.
Even those who had been hardened by a life of cruelty—Centaurs with arrogant hearts, Reptilians with predatory gaze, and Dark Elves with prideful demeanor—stood without complaint.
Adding to the deaths by his hand, they still remembered the night before.
They remembered what Roderick did to the Centaurs.
In fact, no one feared him more than they did.
Formally, the Centaurs had walked tall, chins high and shoulders square. Now, they stood hunched, their heads bowed like beasts that had been thrashed one too many times.
At least in the presence of Roderick, this was their new form.
And this was just a few hours in the box of blessings. They was more to come.