Chapter 67 - Shane

With my laptop on top of a little portable table, I sit beside the King’s bed and glance over at him.  “Your majesty, what exactly do you want to say at the press conference?  Are there certain things you want to cover?”

He nods as Deloris pats my arm and says, “For me, I want to clarify that this will not go unpunished.  The traitors will be captured, or hopefully are already captured, and will rot in jail.”

Her father shakes his head.  “You can’t go out and say something like that.  You must use a little more finesse.  With something like that, you will not only scare the villains but also everyone else in the country.  No.  We need to think of it a little more rationally.”

Standing beside him and holding his hand, his wife smiles at my girlfriend.  “Darling, you need to learn the fine art of subtleness.  You can appear nice and friendly, but also fierce at