"How's the new queen?" Duncan Bailey asked, his face devoid of any expression. Out of habit, he rubbed his thumb against his index finger and the second finger.
"We have underestimated her," Corina replied in a grim tone. "She isn't as weak as she appears to be. The royal wizard, the archduke of Perino, and even the emperor are at her side!" She snorted. "Even the emperor forbade me from stepping into Wrisian after today."
"What did you do?!" Duncan's eyebrows twitched while his voice grew darker.
Receiving such an order from the emperor was definitely not good news for them. The person who was highly ambitious with his eyes on the kingdom wouldn't like this for sure.
"I-I just m-messed with the new queen to t-test the water-"
Before she could complete her words, she heard a loud
