An embarrassed silence ran through the room. Ellias looked like he had been struck by lightning. Milena had said her words as if it was a joke, and even now, she was smiling politely, but a lot of Senators understood this wasn't so funny. A few of them cleared their throats, embarrassed, but soon enough, laughter echoed through the room.
Rayan, too, was laughing and grinning, his scar moving along his face.
"That's my wife for you, brother. I guess she's going to put us both to retirement if we don't watch it and to work!"
"Indeed..." Muttered Ellias.
Milena took a deep breath, a satisfied smile on her lips. In truth, maybe she belonged more to a battlefield than a castle. She was just as good a fighter as any man out there. She probably missed some practice, but years and years of
