The Letter that Broke the Kings Back

Subject: The Letter that Broke the Kings Back Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:06 am

The day was wearing on, and the Mighty King Kuan Ti sat in his throne room, while his aids brought him paper after paper to sign. This was mad! He did things as he knew he should, but his true mind, even now was stuck, watching the empty shel carry out what it knew and obeying this..this vile demon mistress. She was poisoning him and he knew it! The worst was the knowing, and being powerless in his own body. Watching documents, of war pass by, as he signed and even paused to debate tactics....it was all wrong!
“Here I lie, to waste away in a prison within my own body, unable to act for my people and every step I take is one that will lead to further hardship for my people. But No! Im convinced otherwise....the worst thing to happen to the Kingdom isn’t Dou-Ming, but my weak will for allowing this...”

I knew I’d gladly die, allowing a new king to take power, that might put a cripple in Ming’s plans...but then again...who’s to say she couldn’t do the same to the next KIng? or the next after that? I sat, observing myself, through my own eye, look over strategies, and listening in to my own mind think of ways to press on the more powerful of my enemies..A plan began to form...not completely solid yet but a strategy indeed. Then a messenger came forward, the king would absently receive the letter he carried and open it as he backed away in a bow. Reading it slowly the inner voice of reason screamed no! The longer I was away from Ming and her corruption the better chance I had at regaining my former self! Then the fumes met my nose and my sense blurred. My inner mind was pushed even further back, as the drugged scent took control and I grinned. I rose, obeying the commands of the mistress, and made orders to those aids near me. I would carry out the beginnings of the strategy I had been thinking, as I prepared to ride. Commanding Solomon be prepared for travel. Ming didn’t like me using him but even the shell of myself could not refuse such a powerful resource especially with my plan and the letter did not say to stay away from him...I also told my aids to prepare a small guard of the Royal soldiers and a two legions of the Elite were to be at my side as I travel. It was a given that an additional two thousand of my infantry would be with me in my journey, we were in war after all. I would take more but the walls of BaSing Se would hold them. With them here even if in some miracle the enemies reached here before I received word the armies of the city would be enough to hold the capital.

As for the King, I was traveling to Omashu. Against my will, my body was going and the kings order was the kings order, an army was coming with me, more awaiting me in Omashu and the lands south of the city. The plans were brought to me even as I walked, form aids that had begun making arrangements even as I walked to prepare myself. I had afternoon tea in the garden, or one of the many palace gardens, while I allowed my men and arrangements to be made ready and while there the schedule was brought to me for my approval. First crossing via private ferry’s and then continuing to Full Moon Bay. Staying there over night and then moving on, hopefully to Omashu with few stops unless absolutely necessary. Once in the second Greatest city in the earth kingdom I would meet with Ming, and discuss my plans and surly she’d impose her will that I would carry out. Inside this shell of a prison, I could only prey to the gods she allowed me to carry out the plans that involved the least amount of collateral damage for my people. Even as I mounted Solomon, my Bengal Bear, suited for travel, surrounded my my guard and we began to ride through the city to meet the rest of the army traveling party, I promised myself, for the thousandth if not millionth time...if I were ever freed and given control back, my will would not allow me to be taken by her again, and I would get revenge for this...if it meant my final breathe, the women would meet her end by my hand when it was once again mine.

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