Chapter 21

“We keep as accurate a record of the royal families of Veltopismakus and several others of the nearer cities of Minuni as we do of our own,” replied Komodoflorensal, “obtaining our information from captives, usually from those who are chosen in marriage by our own people. For several generations the kings of Veltopismakus have not been sufficiently powerful or fortunate to succeed in taking royal princesses from us by either force of arms or strategy, though they never have ceased attempting to do so, and the resul…