<u>Kelper (The gold collar current slaver emperor):</u>


    The emperor sat at the gold-inlaid desk and reached for the latest report in his in-tray. He read the title of the report.


    Possible location of the Misfits.


    What is... Ahh, that person or persons who vowed to remove all slave collars!


    He read it through.


    Two teenage boys and two teenage girls. What nonsense is this? And swimming in shallow water? Naked, but visible to the public? Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there.


    Depraved nonsense! Probably the two girls corrupting the boys. Deceitful creatures.


    But! Now I know where they are! And it''s the same location as that new queen. Another woman betraying a man.


    Right! I must capture and collar those Misfit teenagers and possibly the queen. If not that, then at least kill them.


    He thought about the possibilities.


    I can''t invade via the rim wall; it''s too exposed and will require too many slaves.


    Invading Crysteth is out of the question; it is too soon to do that.


    So, that leaves a cross-ocean task force.


    What a pain! I have to divert resources from elsewhere; things are already stretched to their maximum.


    He massaged his temples; he could feel a headache coming on.


    He decided to call a meeting of some of his green-collar slaves and do some planning.