"I own this place and even if I didn't, the moment you used the ID I gave you, it raised a flag in the security." Tyris replied. "Do you mind if I join you?"
Elina had just straightened herself and was about to nod when a waiter brought another chair in a hurry.
"I knew that, but I hoped you wouldn't bother to come here." Leegaain said.
"Normally, I wouldn't. Yet after Kolga I can't afford to underestimate your machinations, old lizard. You have to work hard if you want to regain my trust." Tyris sat down and looked straight in Elina's eyes.
"Don't worry too much. As long as it's not something that Lith brings on himself, I'll protect him against any foreign threat. He already has plenty of enemies in the Kingdom and I have great expectations for him."
"Like you protected Phloria?" Raaz said with a sneer. Aside from a brief stupor, his feelings for his wife made him immune to the First Queen's charm.
