Chapter 22 A Crack in the Brotherhood

The path had grown narrower now. What once was a broad trail through Akun's heartland had thinned into a winding stretch of dirt, hemmed in by ancient trees and the hush of unseen watchers. The princes rode in silence. Each hoofbeat was a drum echoing against the tension that now quietly simmered among them.

It was Adesola, the 4th prince, who fin