Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king

Chapter 222: Dealing with loose end

Keval walked down the quiet, echoing hallways of the palace, his footsteps resounding off the polished stone floors as he approached the regent's chambers—the place that had been the center of his world for so many long, grueling months.

He remembered the countless nights he had spent in that room, poring over documents, frantically balancing the empire's precarious finances, and managing every problem that had been hurled his way. It had been the room where he'd argued with ministers, cursed misfortunes, and occasionally fought back the weight of it all with clenched fists and sleepless nights, which many times ended with him crying .

Now, with each step, a new sense of freedom lifted him. No more desperate meetings to salvage royal coffers, no more watching over every shit his bich of a sister managed to make a mess of,whom by the way he was waiting with excitement to see the punishment, and more important no more vigilance against a hundred other fires in the empire.@@novelbin@@

Keval allowed himself a slight smile. For the first time in what felt like ages, his shoulders relaxed.

As Keval neared the regent's chamber, he spotted Tyros waiting just outside the door, leaning casually against the wall. Tyros looked up, his face breaking into a wide grin, and he pushed off the wall to embrace his brother warmly. "It's been too long, brother'' Tyros said, pulling him into a tight hug. "Months since I last saw you—look at you, still alive after all this."

Keval chuckled as they separated. "Barely. It's been… harder than I thought it would be."

Tyros gave him a knowing look. "I heard all about it—especially what Valeria's been up to while your father was away." He shook his head. "But if it's any consolation, just think: we'll be spared her little games from here on out."