Murder of the Belvedere Eye

Intro and Chapter One

A tall man in a red summer cape walked through the estate garden. A silver circlet rested on his brow. He stopped and leaned over so that his assistant, a fair blonde woman, could wipe his forehead with a cloth.

“Our time here is ending. We traveled halfway across the empire for her,” the woman said. “She should be coming to you, king-brother.”

“You edge …