as the female said, “Please don’t make this mistake!”
Scott gathered his wits and looked at the guards, “Get out!” The guards hesitated, “You will notify your commanding officer that I want you replaced immediately with warriors that will obey their King!” The guards rushed out of the throne room. The two were bowing and Scott said, “You’ve aged.”
The two straightened up and the male said, “We added years when we had children.”
“You’ve done a remarkable job of staying hidden.”
Tag smiled, “It was necessary.”
Victoria suddenly knew who they were and she was shocked. What were they doing here now?
“How were you able to get around our defenses to come here?”
“Our ship was able to make that happen.”
Scott nodded, “How is Alex doing?”
“He’s grown wiser as time has passed.”
Scott was silent for a moment and said, “Something serious must be happening to snatch you out of hiding and just what mistake are you talking about.”
“You mustn’t open a portal into that Creation.”
“There is a Prince of the Realm trapped there and I will not abandon him.”
Tag looked at Danielle and she said, “We offered to bring him back and he chose to stay.”
Victoria instantly stood up, “You destroyed the portal!”
Danielle shook her head, “No, we tried to prevent it but arrived too late. The humans there blew it up.”
Scott’s eyes narrowed, “Why did they do that?” Danielle looked at Tag and he nodded. Scott got angry, “I see the two of you are trying to decide what to tell me. Do your oaths to the Stars Realm still hold?”
Tag said, “They do, Your Majesty?”
“Then you will not withhold any information! Do I make myself clear!?!”
Danielle said, “It’s the Realm’s safety that has brought us here and has directed everything we’ve done.”
Victoria said, “What exactly have you done?”
Scott looked at her and heard Tag say, “Your Majesty, may we conduct this conversation in private?”
Scott jerked his head back at them, “Victoria is the next in line for the throne. Are you saying you want to deceive her about what’s going on?”
Danielle looked at Tag, “It is what it is.” She turned back to Scott and began telling him of the danger the Realm was facing. She discussed the conversation with Ping and what happened afterwards.
Scott and Victoria listened to them for an hour and Scott stopped Victoria from interrupting several times. When the Gardners finished, Scott said, “Are you certain about all this?” Victoria leaned forward to speak and Scott reached over and put his arm on her.
“We are, Your Majesty. If the other Creation invades, the Realm and all its citizens will be destroyed.”
“And you think you have something that will prevent that happening?”
“We do.”
“What is it?”
“We won’t reveal that, Your Majesty.” Scott’s eyes narrowed and Tag said, “There are more civilizations than just the Stars Realm working on this project and they insist that it be kept secret so they will never be endangered by it. We gave our promise to them that we would never reveal it.”
Scott thought about the issue and knew the means of making it happen wasn’t the real issue, “And you sincerely believe this project of yours will succeed?”
“We do.”
Scott stared at the Gardners and knew the history standing in front of his throne. They were the ones that sat on the first throne. “So you were going to use the humans in that Creation as a tool to delay the evil civilizations and then place a device there that would kill them?”
“We don’t have to do it, Your Majesty. Just say no and we’ll allow them to come and kill everything here. We had to make a choice and now it’s yours. Tell us what to do?”
Scott was torn inside. He shook his head and turned to Victoria with dread in his eyes, She looked at him and softly smiled, “What are you sworn to do?”
“But it will cause…”
“What are you
Scott gathered his wits and looked at the guards, “Get out!” The guards hesitated, “You will notify your commanding officer that I want you replaced immediately with warriors that will obey their King!” The guards rushed out of the throne room. The two were bowing and Scott said, “You’ve aged.”
The two straightened up and the male said, “We added years when we had children.”
“You’ve done a remarkable job of staying hidden.”
Tag smiled, “It was necessary.”
Victoria suddenly knew who they were and she was shocked. What were they doing here now?
“How were you able to get around our defenses to come here?”
“Our ship was able to make that happen.”
Scott nodded, “How is Alex doing?”
“He’s grown wiser as time has passed.”
Scott was silent for a moment and said, “Something serious must be happening to snatch you out of hiding and just what mistake are you talking about.”
“You mustn’t open a portal into that Creation.”
“There is a Prince of the Realm trapped there and I will not abandon him.”
Tag looked at Danielle and she said, “We offered to bring him back and he chose to stay.”
Victoria instantly stood up, “You destroyed the portal!”
Danielle shook her head, “No, we tried to prevent it but arrived too late. The humans there blew it up.”
Scott’s eyes narrowed, “Why did they do that?” Danielle looked at Tag and he nodded. Scott got angry, “I see the two of you are trying to decide what to tell me. Do your oaths to the Stars Realm still hold?”
Tag said, “They do, Your Majesty?”
“Then you will not withhold any information! Do I make myself clear!?!”
Danielle said, “It’s the Realm’s safety that has brought us here and has directed everything we’ve done.”
Victoria said, “What exactly have you done?”
Scott looked at her and heard Tag say, “Your Majesty, may we conduct this conversation in private?”
Scott jerked his head back at them, “Victoria is the next in line for the throne. Are you saying you want to deceive her about what’s going on?”
Danielle looked at Tag, “It is what it is.” She turned back to Scott and began telling him of the danger the Realm was facing. She discussed the conversation with Ping and what happened afterwards.
Scott and Victoria listened to them for an hour and Scott stopped Victoria from interrupting several times. When the Gardners finished, Scott said, “Are you certain about all this?” Victoria leaned forward to speak and Scott reached over and put his arm on her.
“We are, Your Majesty. If the other Creation invades, the Realm and all its citizens will be destroyed.”
“And you think you have something that will prevent that happening?”
“We do.”
“What is it?”
“We won’t reveal that, Your Majesty.” Scott’s eyes narrowed and Tag said, “There are more civilizations than just the Stars Realm working on this project and they insist that it be kept secret so they will never be endangered by it. We gave our promise to them that we would never reveal it.”
Scott thought about the issue and knew the means of making it happen wasn’t the real issue, “And you sincerely believe this project of yours will succeed?”
“We do.”
Scott stared at the Gardners and knew the history standing in front of his throne. They were the ones that sat on the first throne. “So you were going to use the humans in that Creation as a tool to delay the evil civilizations and then place a device there that would kill them?”
“We don’t have to do it, Your Majesty. Just say no and we’ll allow them to come and kill everything here. We had to make a choice and now it’s yours. Tell us what to do?”
Scott was torn inside. He shook his head and turned to Victoria with dread in his eyes, She looked at him and softly smiled, “What are you sworn to do?”
“But it will cause…”
“What are you
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