Chapter Twenty Four – The Conversation with Holden
King Xavier IV Point of view
As I enter my throne room, my mind is in a whirl with conflicting thoughts and emotions, something that is normally quite alien to me. I have never had friends, but that said, if I had of had them, Holden would have to be the closest I have ever been with any other person, until my Esperanza.
I take a deep breath as I await the guards bringing him to me. Was I becoming soft because of my love for my Queen? Should I return to being the emotionless beast I always was? The guards arrive with Holden, his normal appearance of grandeur has all gone, and before me stands a man who looks little more than a field worker. I hold out the Spector for him to touch as he bows lower than ever before.
I set my face be
