Chapter 11Desperation gripped Mogador. Time was running short. The Ceremony of the Crown was almost at hand. He’d tried to get into the palace, but the prince, after learning that he had lied about the affair Val was having with his bodyguard, had banned him from the premises. He knew now that the prince was too strong to be shamed. It would take a lot more than shame to bring him down. He had hoped that he would be forced to make an example of Val in a public place, but the two men and that stupid bodyguard had seen through his plan. He had to act now or never, but the only way he could get in was to scale the side of the palace, which was a harrowing journey, especially since he had one short leg. Preparing himself with ropes and chains, he began to climb the steep side of the palace whi
