SWNOVELS Chapter 14: Tulvarick
The throne room of the tonnebeard castle was distinguished by its elegance, the stonecutters created a real work of art, huge statues of the former tonnebeard kings, one hundred times larger than the original rulers, propped up the roof of the castle. Their poses witness to this. The whole shape of the building resembled a procession to carry a coffin, huge tonnebeards seemed to be carrying the roof of the castle, with their hands resting on it. Below was the throne room, and the giant legs of the statues of the dwarfs showed a movement towards the king as if the ancient tonnebeards were carrying all the treasures of the world to the feet of the person, who sat on a throne. Anvertarda, the capital of Farderland, had a huge number of stone buildings, but only the king’s castle was erected on a hill and still fundamentally higher than all the aranisoias, the tallest trees of Ermir.
Unlike the open receptions of the forest elves, the tonnebeards held closed meetings. After the Kaushmanashtoon ambassador left the castle, Tulvarick VI Molotildar decided to convene a council of war.
“I sent a letter to the Snalm’s son, Ganrikter II, king of Norvinoria, informing him of Yashkirran’s plans and ultimatums. I offered the king of the northerners to unite our forces on the border of Farderland and Norvinoria,” Tulvarick said.
“Yes, we’ll set up an ambush!” the warlords supported the king’s decision.
The king raised his goblet cheerfully and drank.