CHAPTER NINE“She’s what?” asked the Queen of Bucansi.
General Tullica swallowed. “Been forced into a magical contract with the Avadierish grand prince.”
“General, we thought you said we could trust her,” said Queen Solemnia.
He had assembled all the generals for an emergency tactical meeting.
“We can, Your Majesty. She’s provided us with the magical marriage contract so we can attempt to break it.”
“She is the daughter of that tyrant,” General Sosa said—he was the most vocal in his opposition to General Tullica’s alliance with the Phoenix Princess. “And now this? How can we be sure she is still on our side?”
“I assure you, she is,” General Tullica said, trying not to sound tense. This question had been raised multiple times and he kept giving the same evidence, but so far, only the q
