CANTO 14: THE CLAIMANTS

Zara stands before the assembled Demonlords, but could it be a trap?

The journey was not long, for we had steeds. 
The Amblyomma took us speedily 
through towns and villages and citadels, 
some fortified, others exposed, some poor, 
and others bustling with trade. 
We saw some other lords, their retinues, 
much more elaborate and large than Belial’s. 
But he seemed unperturbed; I could admire 
a man who was contented wit…