BEING aware that she was being mind controlled, Tilly didn't resist anymore.
[Captain Denver said that the trick to fight mind control is to be aware of the surroundings and pretend that you succumb to the controller.]
So she quietly followed Lahara to the tea room where Princess Nia was waiting for her. When the mage-knight pulled a chair for her, she obediently sat down across Her Royal Highness. Her movements were minimal because she was afraid to get busted so she didn't have the luxury to look around her. But she could tell that the room was luxurious, something that would fit the empire's only princess and future empress.
Anyway, after she was settled in her seat, Lahara stood behind her instead of Princess Nia. Her nape suddenly felt cold. She felt like death itself was breathing against the back of her neck.
[It's a warning. Lahara stood behind me so she could easily kill me if she needs to.]
As a person with a warm body, she broke into a cold sweat.
