Annan could do nothing with her, so he went back to telling her about Free City's alliance with the Empire.
"Who could've seen it coming? The Empire allied with me to put me forward as the new High King. How did a minor lord from the southwest edge of Middle Earth become a candidate for High King?"
"Wait. Ask him." Lolth's voice suddenly sounded in Silly Cat's mind.
"You're still eavesdropping?" The thought of Lolth watching her every move made Silly Cat bristle. "Damn it! Annan asks me about you, and you ask me about Annan. Am I supposed to be your go-between?"
Lolth ignored Silly Cat's complaint. "Ask him about the High King candidacy."
News traveled slowly to Meteorite Town. Unless a merchant caravan passed through with word from outside, anything that happened elsewhere took at least a month to reach the town.
Silly Cat had no choice but to interrupt Annan as he skipped over the Holy Council and moved on to the battle defending the Northern Great Wall. "What's this about a High King?"
"The Mud King's successor has appeared. Under the Rules, the other twelve Human Kings will each nominate a candidate for the King Selection. The final victor becomes the new Human King."
After explaining the Rules, Annan's eyes lit up. "Would it help you if I became High King?!"
"You? High King?"
Silly Cat wanted to say something to cut Annan down to size, but she couldn't think of anything.
Setting aside how well she knew Annan, from an outsider's perspective, he had risen from nowhere in just a few years and become a household name. It really was the stuff of legend.
"And now that I've found you, my chances are even better!"
Silly Cat wasn't so pleased. If Annan became High King,