I felt something near giddiness float up from him. ‘Did you not hear what my new title is?’ ‘No, don’t you fucking—‘ I tried to cut him off. ‘Mendax, the King of Aurelius. Has a certain ring to it, doesn’t it?’ he said proudly. ‘Stop,’ I pleaded. ‘Aurelius touches everyone,’ he projected proudly. ‘That’s the slogan we decided would showcase the inclusive nature of the new realm.’ ‘I’m begging you to stop,’ I said. ‘Would you believe, I got to pick it?’ he declared. ‘Don’t you have an army to train or someone you need to kill?’ I grumbled.
