Reylor had ordered his mages to bring Alexstrayna to his chambers the moment she awoke, and though it was not until much later that day, they followed his orders dutifully. He had just sat down for his evening meal when the door opened, and between his mages was a very awake, and very belligerent, Queen Empress.
“Wonderful!” he exclaimed as he stood to meet them. “I was hoping you'd be awake in time to join me.”
She looked at him with those beautiful dark doe eyes.
“f**k you.”
One mage raised a hand to strike her for her disobedience against his Lord. She braced for the impact, but Reylor grabbed the mage's wrist before it met its mark, bent it backwards at an unnatural angle, and in one fluid motion cracked the bones beneath his fingers. The mage released Alexstrayna in a yelp of pain
