“My dear.” The King held out his massive arms to his wife as she ventured through the inner chambers. Captain Devvid had departed moments before. Rich tapestries adorned the walls and colossal twinkling chandeliers dripped their colored candle wax from soaring ceilings. Sprinkled across the expanse of the floor were polished pieces of jeweled tile. Creamy billowing couches lined the walls, accented with velvet and silken pillows. His chair purred on thick golden wheels to the center of the room where he presented the Queen with a smile bereft of guile. Startled and suspicious, she held out her arms to her husband in return. He took her in a bear hug and whirled her about in a crippled dance in his chair. “I"ve been so remiss,” King Hakor growled. “I"ve missed you, Peaches.”
“Why, what hav
