Chapter 14
Ultimatum
Yulen was half-dragged, half-carried into one of the little shops. By the bowls and platters stacked on the shelves lining the walls, he could tell it was some sort of pottery or crockery store. Mink sat on an ornately carved wooden chair that had to have been confiscated from one of the apartments. Along with a few woven rugs, it was clear the woman had staged this building to be her own personal audience chamber.
They dumped him on the floor in front of her. Yulen landed hard on his knees, and he winced in pain. The Blood warriors had hauled him here by hanging onto his bound arms, nearly pulling them from the sockets. Hitting the ground jarred them further, and a groan escaped him before he could muffle it.
Mink chuckled that phlegmy laugh and smiled at him. On
