Circe:
“Welcome back,” He stood in the center of the room, much like Aether had her first day, except his arms were bound tightly to his side a thick rope of vine twining itself around his neck and mouth keeping him upright and silent. Of course, he protested fervently but his words were meaningless grunts.
“He attempted to fight Anais at the border. She’s been taken to the infirmary, thankfully I managed to get there in time.” General Hales looked worse for wear, her hair was out of its usual bun and her helmet was nowhere to be seen.
“Thank you, General.” I waved my hand at her and she bowed before stepping back.
The entire throne room was empty except for us three. It’s what I wanted for our reunion.
Standing from my seat his once vivid red eyes were glowing gold, his glare was f
