![]() The emissary, a warrior, requests that Kull come alone that night to a banquet with the Pictish ambassador, Ka'nu. Kull grants it and takes advantage of the opportunity to bait the man, the Picts being ancient enemies of the Atlanteans. You know, the ones who've exiled him.Īfter a parade in his honor, Kull is holding court when an emissary from the Pictish ambassador requests a private council with him. ![]() Apparently he's been on the throne long enough for the luster to have faded, for Kull makes it very clear he prefers the straightforward manner of his barbarian kinsmen. In this story Kull has, with the help of some dissatisfied nobles, seized the throne of Valusia from the tyrant who's sat on it for a while. "The Shadow Kingdom" was the first of the Kull stories to see print, and it appeared in the August 1929 issue of Weird Tales. Just so you know, this post will contain spoilers. ![]()
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