"Joel Rosenberg - 04 - The Heir Apparent" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rosenberg Joel C)

Louis RiccettiтАФmayor of Home, the Engineer

BastтАФHome resident, journeyman engineer

PetrosтАФHome resident, farmer, deputy mayor

DaherrinтАФdwarf warrior, Home raiding-team leader

ValeranтАФsemiretired soldier in the service of the Cullinane family; Jason's teacher

Bren, Baron Adahan

Aeia Eriksen CullinaneтАФKarl and Andrea Cullinane's adopted daughter, part-time teacher

Samalyn, Danerel, MikynтАФwarriors on Daherrin's raiding team

Artum, HabelтАФWehnest soldiers

VatorтАФWehnest hostler

FalikosтАФrancher

Kyreen, CeenanтАФdrovers from Wehnest, employed by Falikos

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CHAPTER ONE:

His Imperial Majesty

A cardinal virtueтАФperhaps the cardinal virtueтАФof hereditary rule is that you mayтАФmayтАФget a
reluctant ruler. The trouble with the usurper is that he usually wanted the job. I said usually; I'm an
exception.

Wanting to ruleтАФas opposed to being willing to govern тАФis clear evidence of a diseased mind; the only
person who should be allowed to make decisions for anybody else ought to be someone who doesn't want
the job.

Note: Pretended reluctance to rule isn't an effective substitute.

Additional note: Not wanting the job isn't a sufficient qualification, just a necessary one.

Short form of the above: Life can be a real bitch.

тАФKarl Cullinane