Warrior King New Worlds (Crystal Kingdom #6) - Milly Taiden Page 0,16

looks alone. His attitude is similar to the kings. Is that his son by chance?”

Ferrus chuckled, keeping an eye on his second-in-command. “He certainly fits the part.”

The soldier stood and yelled at a female holding a water jug.

“Why did you spill water on me?” When the female didn’t answer, he yelled, “Answer me.”

“I-I am—” Before she could get any more words out, he backhanded her, knocking her to the floor.

“Females are not allowed to talk to males. You should be thrown in the dungeon.”

Lilah set the water jug on the table with a thump. “Oh, fuck, no. That ain’t flying with me.”

Before Ferrus could reprimand the female server, his mate was swinging into action.

“Hey, douchebag!” she shouted at Silvo while she stomped toward the female on the floor, “that’s entrapment, and no jury would convict her. You, on the other hand, are guilty of assault and battery. I can put your ass in jail for a year.”

The warrior’s face turned redder. “You are not to speak to me. I am—”

“An idiot. Thanks for letting everyone else know too.” While his mate helped up the female, Ferrus carefully watched his warrior. If the soldier made any threatening move toward his mate, he would take the man’s balls personally. Even though the laws were against her, Ferrus didn’t care.

Little Lilah picked up the container of water the other female had and snatched Silvo’s cup from the table. Not taking her eyes from him, she filled it then slammed it on the table, saying, “The next time you create a scene to have a reason to be an ass, pick on someone your own size. Hopefully, they will do to you what you did to her.” She set the water jug on the table next to him. “If you want any more, pour it yourself.”

Silvo opened his mouth, but his mate had spun on her heel and was walking out. “Daphne,” she said, looking around, “let’s get the hell out of here. I’ve had enough of this male domination BS. We got important shit to do.” The other female who arrived with her ran after her.

The room erupted into murmurs as they stomped into the hallway. Dragon balls! What was he supposed to do? He didn’t care what the rules were dictating a situation as odd as this. He was not letting her out of his sight. He would not let her walk out of his life even if he couldn’t have her.

He left the room, trailing them from a distance. They passed the food prep room and continued down the long tunnel toward the cavern. The entire time his female went on and on about men and one thing or another. He had no idea there were so many things wrong with their gender.

“Lilah,” her friend asked, “do you know where you’re going?”

“We went straight to the kitchen from the king’s room. So, we just go past there, and the big middle section should be nearby. From there, we can get to Wren and Zee and get the fuck out of this fresh hell.”

When the two turned the wrong way for the main cavern, he wondered if he should stop them. The tunnel they took led down to the mines. He needed to speak with the smith about stronger swords, so he might as well take care of that now. Yes, his dragon liked that idea. Maybe Ferrus could impress her with how strong and well-armed they were as an army. He would be able to always keep her safe.

He stayed back from the two, but his dragon’s hearing picked up their conversation. Daphne had asked why she was so angry. His mate told her how the females were forced to wear something called “sheets” due to the men not being able to “keep it in their pants.”

He glanced down at his clothing, which consisted of close-fitting bottoms that kept the delicate items safely tucked up. Other than that, there wasn’t much to get in the way of training and fighting. His body was mostly exposed, which the women were not allowed to do.

Seeing it in that perspective, it didn’t seem right that females had to cover themselves and the men did not. When he was very young, he remembered the women wearing different clothing that showed their arms and legs. He couldn’t remember exactly when that changed.

The air became heavier with dust particles. They were getting closer to the mines. He had almost caught up with the females and needed to