The First Heir

He turned around, picked up the girl, and disappeared between the buildings in a flash.

Philip stopped in an alley. He looked at the snickering girl and wondered if all the girls in this world were so wicked.

“Tell me what you want,” Philip said in exasperation.

“Elder Whitmore was afraid you’d get lost, so he asked me to be your tour guide,” the girl said with a smile.

‘Rather than a tour guide, I think a watchdog seems more like it,’ Philip thought inwardly.

Philip sighed and said, “It just happens that I want to see Elder Whitmore. Lead the way.”

“Elder Whitmore has gone to attend the Alliance Meeting and won’t be back until tomorrow. I’d better show you around,” the girl said.

“What meeting?” Philip raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.

The girl thought for a while as if making up her mind and said, “Don’t tell Elder Whitmore that I told you.”

Philip nodded, motioning for her to continue.

land between the territories of the ancient dragon royal family and the White Marsh royal family is about to open.

Whitmore is representing Montana Alliance to

What sort

legend, it was created by a sword strike from an ancient power, and there’s a long and

easily, but the guards recently

who carved a gorge hundreds of miles long with a single strike of a sword must be a

the girl stood there in a daze, her face full of

see. You can go

the two parties were about to fight for

go along, and the information this girl told him was most likely disclosed by Elder Whitmore

go. I have to show you the way. By the way, my name

said, the girl tried to pull

“Philip…”

name, Claire interrupted him mercilessly. “Philip Clarke, I

her fair and tender arms in

suddenly felt exasperated