The Abaddon's Right Hand

The Abaddon's Right Hand is the twenty-fourth chapter of Tales of Sheol'gotha:  Shadow of the Abaddon.

Synopsis
Sharess slowly recovers after the previous night, struggling to sleep. She takes her time in addressing her children, warning them to be armed and careful, but does not divulge the details of the threat. Returning to her room, she dresses and arms herself and joins Settir in waiting outside the throne room with others who intend to enter during an intermission. Sharess finds it hard to be there among shifters, but forces herself to remain all the same. They are distracted by an argument as Grand Emissary Govok argues with a servant, demanding attention be paid to him regarding the smell of the gita stables from his room. The situation comes across as embarrassing and Settir and Sharess ridicule the emissary quietly while the servant goes to find the stablemaster.

The stablemaster returns soon and, after offering potential solutions for Govok without pandering to him, is incensed at the emissary's threats through Abaddon. The stablemaster reveals that he has a close relationship with the abaddon and refuses to be intimidated, and threatens Govok in turn before leaving. Filled with impotent rage, Govok turns his ire on the servants and makes demands of Abaddon through them. Sharess steps up to tell him that no one makes demands of the abaddon, but Govok does not take kindly to her. After drawing his axe and attacking the servant he rounds on her too, but the blow does not come as Donovan arrives to snare the hand.

After informing Govok exactly who he, Sharess and Settir are, he takes the weapon Govok dropped and strikes the weapon with it, delivering a wound to his chest and leaving casually. Sharess approaches him quickly, drawing his attention as she takes the opportunity to follow through on Lyn'sust's advice, and he agrees to meet with her privately. In the room he waits for her to speak, and she carefully asks about the meeting between Abaddon and the two vampires. Donovan warns her that he will not answer some questions, and that he would have to be curious if she knew too many specific details. He is initially unable to offer much, bound by oaths and secrecy, but eventually capitulates and gives Sharess the names of Waryn and Nadell, informing her that they were sent out by Abaddon with orders regarding Valon, however they could not find the prince and did not complete them.

As he leaves Sharess thanks him, and Donovan suggests that she take more care when meeting with the abaddon's enemies, alluding to his knowledge of her meeting with Lyn'sust.

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