Chapter 82
Xaero
“She’s under a lot of stress,” I said to Ebenezer after my cousin had left through a portal. I replaced her on the seat across from him, picking up Ella’s wine glass and refilling it for my own. “Her hope’s spread too thin nowadays.”
The male before me shook his head. “I didn’t mean to push her or upset the queen.”
“I know that. She knows that.” My back hit the padded rest of the chair and I groaned at the relief of my aching body. The Queen’s Guard has been training brutally since the war started and while I was not out of shape, the routines were a pain even for me. “She’s afraid after the last time she attempted to resurrect her parents. I doubt she even wants to try.”
In fact, I was betting Ella has become too afraid to do anything about it now without other peopl
