Serena looked at her, anger rising inside her, but Lyssara’s words echoed in her mind:
"Things have been reset, so you’ll have to be cautious, clever… and patient."
She bowed instantly.
“I am sorry, h-her… her Majesty.”
Everyone would assume she was afraid.
The truth was far different… every word burned as it left her mouth, her pride screaming in protest as she bent her head.
Lirvana studied her coldly.
“Are you new here?”
Serena nodded, impatience coiling tightly in her chest. She wanted nothing more than to get out of Lirvana’s sight—to find Kaelen—but she knew she couldn’t rush it. Any misstep now would raise suspicion.
“Use your words,” Lirvana barked.
“Yes,” Serena replied.
“Yes what?”
Serena stared at her in disbelief. “So I can’t even speak without kneeling verbally too
