Everyone left the council chamber except the queen, the king, and once again Thorne. Avyanna wanted to speak to the king again, to see reason with him on why the slaves should be set free and the slave market stopped but she knew she couldn't see reason with him in anger. So she took a deep breath and exhaled before she turned to him. "My king" she started. "The slaves are suffering, no human or seer should ever be subjected to what they are subjected to," she added and the king looked up at her. "Avyanna..." "The slave market has been here for a long time. Do you know how many enemies I could get from stopping the slave market and setting them free?" He asked and she understood why he took his decision. "I know, I understand that my king," she said with her heartbreaking into a