The door swung open wide as Martin came barging into the room silently.
He lightly stepped over to the table and snagged a drumstick with a flourish.
He gave Mithias a knowing look then Stein a wide, toothy grin before putting the chicken in his mouth and leaving the way he came without a word.

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Magnus heard Martin's whispered thought on the wind.
"̢̀͡ Here here, the King is home. Look what has befallen your empire. What will you do majesty? Send out your knights and trample the enemy forces in glorious battle like many times before? "̸̶̴͠