Chapter 27
“Hahaha!” Warlord laughed as Arden explained how Malakor called her and the twin princesses old.
“It’s not funny!”
“I mean, to be fair, you three kind of deserved it. You ganged up on, and you’re not going to outwit a dragon,” Warlord replied.
Arden stopped pacing her room, her brows furrowing. “He’s a nightmare, Westley. A brilliant, irritating, terrifying nightmare. Are you sure he’s actually here to help us, or is he just here to make my life miserable?”
“Look, one thing I know about him is that he wouldn’t be like that if he didn’t like you and the Luna and her sister. Take it as a win. If he’s letting his guard down enough to make pop-culture jokes, it means he feels safe enough to be himself.”
Arden sighed as she plopped down onto the beanbag chair in the corner of h
