To find a way to come to agreeable terms with Queen Elena so that no one-on either side of the border-would come to harm. To hide where Xander wouldn’t be able to see him, so Xander wouldn’t know that it was he who’d betrayed him.Īfter all, Charlie had sent the two of them to make peace with the Astonian queen. Niko was a fool if he expected Xander to go down without a fight.Ī part of Niko wanted to skulk back into the shadows. The sound of shackles and the rumble of an approaching scuffle made it clear that Xander was nearing them.
How could I possibly have any doubts? If we don’t do this, we’ll never be able to convince Queen Charlaina that we’re to be taken seriously.” He matched her expression, wicked smile for wicked smile, hoping she felt half the anticipation he did beating through his veins. But that was typical, he’d come to learn. Her gossamer green gown was inappropriate for the occasion, as if she’d dressed for a ball rather than a slaughter. He tried to shake off any last-minute qualms the beautiful but treacherous queen might be able to sense coming from him. Niko straightened, shifting his gaze away from the executioner. “What’s the matter, darling? You’re not having second thoughts, are you?” a woman’s voice crooned amidst the barbaric scene- the cavernous surroundings, with bars and cells, and echoing all around them the desperate pleas of prisoners begging for their lives. Unflinching, the executioner stood on the bloodstained floor facing the prison cells as he wielded an axe with a razor-sharp blade.
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