James took the Marauder Token and narrowed his eyes. Then, he bellowed, “The Marauder Armyʼs commander, Dorvus Hosentia, disobeyed his superiorʼs orders! He will receive a punishment of thirty thousand whips right away!”

James lightly waved the Marauder Token in his hand.

Several Marauder Warriors came forward and caught Dorvus by the arms. They started dragging him away.

Dorvus cried frantically, “Commander! I was wrong, Commander!

“You canʼt do this! Weʼve just conquered the Terythor Universe, and you need all the help you can get. You canʼt…”

James simply signaled to the Marauder Warriors to take Dorvus away.

“Harper.” James turned his gaze toward her. “Youʼll monitor the execution of Dorvusʼ punishment.”

Harper paused briefly before she pouted and grumbled, “Are you punishing him for what he did to me earlier?”

James shrugged. “So, are you going or not?”

“Of course I am!” Harperʼs chin rose in a proud gesture. “Whatʼs more, Iʼm going to do the whipping myself! Tha