"Jean Lorrah - Empire 02 - Dragonlord of the Savage Empire" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lorrah Jean)

The peasant took in Lenardo's fine clothes and the wolf s-head pendant hanging on his breast. Then he
stared at the sword Lenardo wore and asked hesitantly, "My lord?"



Lenardo understood his confusion. If a Lord Adept could not use his magical powers, neither could he
then use a sword. But I'm not a Lord Adept. I'm not fit to be a lord at all.



Before Lenardo could answer, Arkus said, "Bow to your new lord. And then speak, before his first act
in this land is to punish you."
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The peasants fell to their knees, and their spokesman babbled, "Oh, my lordтАФbe welcome! The boy
was a Reader, my lordтАФyour enemy. We only killed one with the witch-sightтАФ"



"Enough," Lenardo got out past the lump in his throat. He knew that they killed Readers here, had
known the danger he faced when he left the empire on his quest into the savage landsтАФbut that would
change now. "I amтАФ" he began, but Helmuth cut him off.



"This is Lenardo, your ruler. Never again will you take the law into your hands this way. You will take
your problems to the magistrate Lord Lenardo appoints or to my lord himself."



The peasants were astonished, Lenardo Read. Drakonius, the Adept who had ruled this land for many
years, had taken no interest in the problems of the common people, except to punish them if they did not
provide enough men and food for his armies.



"Listen well to Helmuth's words," Lenardo said. "There will be a system of justice in this land." He could
not yet bring himself to say "my land." "Never again will you kill someone without a proper hearing."



"But he was a Reader, my lord."



"He was notтАФ"