Welcome to Inkbunny...
Allowed ratings
To view member-only content, create an account. ( Hide )
Trustless Shadows is available for purchase
« older newer »
Kindar
Kindar's Gallery (806)

The Lord Tiranis, An Origin, Book 4 (part 5 of 8)

I will be At Furnal
patreon_weekly_post.txt
Keywords patreon 19546, story 12680, excerpt 42
DCH was back, without any food. "Sir, we have a problem. Alicia is at the entrance to the tunnel with guards, they don't look happy."

Vee didn't respond. His eyes were fixed on a child. El could tell it was dead from the lack of movement in the water remaining inside the body.

"Fuck this." The bull turned. "Sydney, you and DCH do what you can for them. I'm going to have a talk with her. When I'm done you'll be able to come and go as you need. Get them food."

Vee headed out and El followed him. The badger was waiting for them inside the remains of the tower. She and six other Anthro guards stood between them and the entrance to the tunnel.

It felt to El a lot like their first encounter, but this time she didn't look happy.

"Only guards are allowed outside," she stated.

"Did you know?" Vee asked in a harsh tone.

She didn't answer.

"I asked you a question, soldier. Did you know there were survivors outside the mall?"

She didn't say anything, but her jaw tightened.

"How could you?" The disbelief in Vee's voice hurt El.

She still didn't say anything.

"Get out of my way." Vee ordered.

"No," she finally said. "With all due respect, sir, we have rules for a reason. If I allow you to break them, no one will-"

"I said, Move Soldier!"

The six other Anthro stepped out of the way as one. Alicia fought the reflex. Giving a small shake of the head.

Vee leaned in. "Do you remember what the penalty is for dereliction of duty during wartime?"

"This isn't war-"

"Don't push me, soldier, or I'm going to carry it out right here, right now. You willfully allowed civilians to die. You really think there's anything you can say that would keep me from ending your life?"

She stepped aside.

Once inside Vee set a fast pace. El and the seven Anthros hurried after him. He didn't stop to remove his winter gear, so they didn't either, which cause them to attract attention and a retinue as they strode through the mall. Most of those following them were Anthros, with a few humans mixed in.

When Vee shoved the doors to the governor's chambers open the lineup behind them stretched further than El could sense.

"You lied to us." Vee's voice was grave, full of threat.

The man looked at the bull, then his retinue and shrugged. "Lied is such a loaded word.

Vee stepped toward the table and the others around it moved away until it was only the bull at one end and William at the other. "You said all the survivors were in this mall."

"And they are."

"Lies!" Vee punctuated the work by slamming his hand on the table. "I just came from a building where people are huddled around fires, dying! I can sense dozens of other groups like them!"

The human looked concerned. "Really? They survived this long?" He drummed fingers on the table. "I really thought they'd all have died by now." He smiled. "Don't worry, they won't last very long, then my words will have been true."

"How could you do that to them!"

William was on his feet, going form amused to enraged. "How? I have limited resources. You think I can just spread them around and feed the whole damned city? I made the hard decisions! They weren't worth the effort, the resources."

"There were children with them!" Except for El, people moved away from the bull to the edge of the room. None of them had seen the bull angry before, and while El hadn't seen him this angry in a long while, he wasn't leaving his side without a direct order.

"You think those kids were going to be any better than their parents?" William scoffed. "They're better off dead instead of being a drain on us."

"The weak!" Vee slammed a hand on the table. "The downtrodden." Slam! "Anyone unable to protect themselves." Slam! One of the legs broke tipping the table over, sending maps, pencils and glasses to the floor. "Those are who we are charged with protecting!"

William snorted. "Good thing I'm not a soldier then, isn't it?"

Vee closed the distance and punched the man, sending him flying. He spun and looked at the others in the room.

"How could any of you go along with this?"

Of all the Anthros only Alicia tried to hold his gaze, but even she ended up looking away.

"They went along," the human was back on his feet, wiping the blood off his lips, "because they are good little soldiers. And good soldiers do what they are told." Vee glared at William, who just grinned. "Oh, scream all you want, bull, but I'm the one in charge here. These soldiers do what I tell them to. If you're not happy with how I run things, you're welcome to leave my city. Now, Alicia, remove this bull and lynx from my chamber."

"Don't any of you dare move," Vee growled.

El looked the audience over and Alicia wasn't one of the few who had begun taking a step in their direction and stopped at Vee's warning. The badger looked at her feet.

"I said," the human raised his voice, but before another word could come out Vee's hand was around his throat.

"You are not fit to lead," The bull stated.

El watched some of the Anthros take out swords, as William gurgled and tried to free himself. Alicia took a breath, raised her head to meet El's gaze. He saw the guilt in them. When she took out her sword, El prepared himself, but she threw it to the floor.

There was hesitation in the others, but then their swords joined hers. Those who didn't drop them willingly had them taken out of their hands and added to the pile.

Then the governor's lifeless body joined the pile.

Vee looked them over. "If anyone had a problem with this, they can get out of my city."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
page
1
page
2
page
3
page
4
page
5
page
6
page
7
page
8
page
9
page
10
page
11
page
12
page
13
page
14
page
15
page
16
page
17
page
18
page
19
page
20
page
21
page
22
page
23
page
24
page
25
page
26
page
27
page
28
page
29
page
30
page
31
page
32
page
33
page
34
page
35
page
36
page
37
page
38
page
39
page
40
page
41
page
42
page
43
page
44
page
45
page
46
page
47
page
48
page
49
page
50
page
51
page
52
page
53
page
54
page
55
page
56
page
57
page
58
page
59
page
60
page
61
page
62
page
63
page
64
page
65
page
66
page
67
page
68
page
69
page
70
page
71
page
72
page
73
page
74
page
75
page
76
page
77
page
78
page
79
page
80
page
81
page
82
page
83
page
84
page
85
page
86
page
87
page
88
page
89
page
90
page
91
page
92
page
93
page
94
page
95
page
96
page
97
page
98
page
99
page
100
page
101
page
102
page
103
page
104
page
105
page
106
page
107
page
108
page
109
page
110
page
111
page
112
page
113
page
114
page
115
page
116
page
117
page
118
page
119
page
120
page
121
page
122
page
123
page
124
page
125
page
126
page
127
page
128
page
129
page
130
page
131
page
132
page
133
page
134
page
135
page
136
page
137
page
138
page
139
page
140
page
141
page
142
page
143
page
144
page
145
page
146
page
147
page
148
page
149
page
150
page
151
page
152
page
153
page
154
page
155
page
156
page
157
page
158
page
159
page
160
page
161
page
162
page
163
page
164
page
165
page
166
page
167
page
168
page
169
page
170
page
171
page
172
page
173
page
174
page
175
page
176
page
177
page
178
page
179
page
180
page
181
page
182
page
183
page
184
page
185
page
186
page
187
page
188
page
189
page
190
page
191
page
192
page
193
page
194
page
195
page
196
page
197
page
198
page
199
page
200
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
next
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
previous
page
 
 
page
1
page
2
page
3
page
4
page
5
page
6
page
7
page
8
page
9
page
10
page
11
page
12
page
13
page
14
page
15
page
16
page
17
page
18
page
19
page
20
page
21
page
22
page
23
page
24
page
25
page
26
page
27
page
28
page
29
page
30
page
31
page
32
page
33
page
34
page
35
page
36
page
37
page
38
page
39
page
40
page
41
page
42
page
43
page
44
page
45
page
46
page
47
page
48
page
49
page
50
page
51
page
52
page
53
page
54
page
55
page
56
page
57
page
58
page
59
page
60
page
61
page
62
page
63
page
64
page
65
page
66
page
67
page
68
page
69
page
70
page
71
page
72
page
73
page
74
page
75
page
76
page
77
page
78
page
79
page
80
page
81
page
82
page
83
page
84
page
85
page
86
page
87
page
88
page
89
page
90
page
91
page
92
page
93
page
94
page
95
page
96
page
97
page
98
page
99
page
100
page
101
page
102
page
103
page
104
page
105
page
106
page
107
page
108
page
109
page
110
page
111
page
112
page
113
page
114
page
115
page
116
page
117
page
118
page
119
page
120
page
121
page
122
page
123
page
124
page
125
page
126
page
127
page
128
page
129
page
130
page
131
page
132
page
133
page
134
page
135
page
136
page
137
page
138
page
139
page
140
page
141
page
142
page
143
page
144
page
145
page
146
page
147
page
148
page
149
page
150
page
151
page
152
page
153
page
154
page
155
page
156
page
157
page
158
page
159
page
160
page
161
page
162
page
163
page
164
page
165
page
166
page
167
page
168
page
169
page
170
page
171
page
172
page
173
page
174
page
175
page
176
page
177
page
178
page
179
page
180
page
181
page
182
page
183
page
184
page
185
page
186
page
187
page
188
page
189
page
190
page
191
page
192
page
193
page
194
page
195
page
196
page
197
page
198
page
199
page
200
by Kindar
Tiranis is a world of humans and furries, of super science and super powers, of ordinary people and extraordinary ones.    

Stories of the Past is a series of stories exploring the history of the city of Tiranis, as well as the world it exists in or sometimes people of importance in it.

This is excerpt is about 1000 word of a 7,700 word chapter.

You can read the full story, as well as other stories set in the world of Tiranis by joining my Patreon at the 1$ level: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22816578


 

Posted using PostyBirb

Keywords
patreon 19,546, story 12,680, excerpt 42
Details
Type: Writing - Document
Published: 5 years, 1 month ago
Rating: General

MD5 Hash for Page 1... Show Find Identical Posts [?]
Stats
15 views
1 favorite
0 comments

BBCode Tags Show [?]
 
New Comment:
Move reply box to top
Log in or create an account to comment.