Chapter 87: EIGHTY SEVEN: Checkmate

"Taking advantage of naïve believers.." Kel echoed the disturbing phrase to herself. 

It certainly wasn't the story she'd heard about the Dragon Emperor's ascension to power. The tale she was familiar with involved the emperor nearly single-handedly wiping out all his enemies in the palace. She had to admit, though, the thought of the man slaughtering everyone in his way to take the throne made her uncomfortable.

But the idea that he'd taken advantage of these people as well?

She didn't know how to feel about it. 

From what she'd seen so far, everyone was nice enough, but there was an unmistakable odd air about them. If they weren't as innocent as they wanted her to believe, what did it matter if someone used them to gain power? 

"This is the same thing I want to ask of you," Soren remarked. "I want you to help me take advantage of them again and seize the throne--no the whole continent--from Calix."