His Majesty Lausel Vidiminni was trying to escape through a secret passage, but the lever that opened it was stuck, and the pudgy man was just grunting as he tried to pull it down.
At the sight of invaders, he jolted and shouted, "Guards! Where are you! Help!". His wife, who was huddling behind his back, ran behind a large sofa and began whispering pleas to spare her at least.
Then Ramwill dashed at Lausel and hit him in the jaw hard enough to break a mandible and knock the man out.
His men whooped in approval, and the reign of the Vidiminni dynasty was over.
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After this, things began happening really quickly. The bees spread their invisible fingers all over the city in what felt like the blink of an eye.
