Alex chuckled. "If I could, I would not be here right now! I would erase everyone who is more powerful than me and help myself to do whatever I liked. I would be on an island surrounded by a harem of pretty blood slaves, loyal to me and only me."
Just then a guard commanded in a low voice from nearby-- "Lady Vienna, the queen would like a word with you. Now." The guard stepped out from behind one of the bushes, and she prayed that he had not overheard them.
"Yes, of course." Vienna turned to Alex and whispered in a low voice. "This cannot be good."
"No." He glanced at the guard. "No, it cannot be. Especially not, if she has come to the same conclusion about you."
"How would she be able to do that?" Vienna asked sharply.
"The same way that she does everything." Alex frowned. "Sneakily
