"Mas... Master Azazel" called Nia from outside, she was scared of coming here, but she had no other choice, she did not know what else to do.
"Come in" came the sound of Azazel's chilly voice.
"Mas.. Master Aza..zel" said Nia as she stuttered and bowed herself to the ground, the fear was evident in her tone.
"Speak girl, I do not have all day" said Azazel coldly as like Nia was wasting his time.
The girl was always very timid, she had no backbone, and she addressed him like he was going to kill her any second, it was true that he could, she was right to be cautious, but the girl was now dear to Clove, and if he killed her he would never hear the end of it.
Besides the girl had proved her loyalty, and as long as she continued on that path, she would be safe and no one including himself would hurt her.
"Okay Nia, relax calm down, you have to be confident" said Nia as she breathed deep breaths and tried to calm herself down.
"Master Azazel it's Milady" said Nia as she raised her head, but she avoided Azazel's eyes, they were just too cold for her, but at least she stopped stuttering.
"What about Clove?" asked Azazel as he still showed no emotion except for annoyance.
"Master, Milady has refused to eat for the past two days, I have tried everything, but nothing is working" said Nia as she expressed her worry.
"Hmm I see" said Azazel
"When did that start?" he asked
"Master it started two days ago, Milady woke up crying and she kept on saying that her daughter hated her" said Nia as she explained in details.
"Do not worry yourself Nia" said Azazel
"But Master, how can I?? she is not well, if she does not eat she will get sick" said Nia as she showed how much she cared for Clove.
"Clove will be fine, she will realize that she is just wasting tears" said Azazel rather rudely.
"But Master" said Nia
"But nothing" said Azazel as he shut Nia down.
"You will continue your duties as her maid am I clear" said Azazel
"Yes Master" said Nia as she bowed her head to the ground.
"I will see Clove later, but for now you may go" said Azazel as he waved Nia away.
"Yes Master" said Nia as she bowed and left.
Azazel knew that this was going to happen, Clove was too stubborn for her own good, it was better for her to see how their offspring did not care for her, and she should do the same.
He would go and see her, but that would be later, he was not in the mod for tears, he had many more better plans to formulate, he would see her when she had calmed down, then he would be able to talk with her rationally, so she would see his perspective.
Azazel was not worried about anything, because in the end Clove always saw his perspective.
...
"Selene" called a woman.
"Have you done it?" asked Selene as she had a serious look on her face.
"Yes I did as you told me too" replied the woman.
"Good, we will see if those rogues have the guts to try nonsense after this" said Selene as she smiled wickedly.
"Don't you think that you are going a bit too far?" asked the woman.
"There is nothing as "too far" in the vocabulary of a witch" said Selene.
"What must be done must be done, in order to secure our power and show that we are not weak, we are powerful and whoever dare mess with us will pay" said Selene with proudness as she smiled.
"I see, well see you Selene" said the woman as she walked away, Selene was scaring her right now, and she did not want to stay here any longer in the presence of such a wicked woman.
"You can go, you did your job didn't you, so go on go, and no ones must know of what you did" said Selene as she warned the woman.
"Yes Selene, my lips are sealed" said the woman
"Good" said Selene as she smiled, very soon, she was going to get her rightful place.
...
"My Lord, I did not know that you were coming" said Selene as she smiled as soon as she saw Azazel walk in.
"Can I not go to where I want to in my own camp?" asked Azazel coldly.
"No my Lord, of course you can, I was just startled that's all" said Selene as she maintained her smile.
"How far have you gone?" asked Azazel.
"Ahh my Lord, well I was just about to add the final ingredient and then we are ready to go" said Selene as she smiled, finally after a long time, she was going to get some action, she was dying to hear some screams and bad news.
Those so called High Council members would not see this coming, they would not be ready for what was about to happen, and it would make their plan even more sweet.
"I see" said Azazel as something caught his eye at the far corner.
"Yes My Lord" said Selene.
"Is there anything else that I can help you with?" asked Selene.
Azazel was on his way out, when he stopped in his tracks and turned back.
"Yes" he said as he looked at Selene.
"Reduce the dosage" said Azazel.
"What??" asked Selene believing she had heard wrong.
"It seems that your hearing problems are back" said Azazel in a cold tone.
"I said reduce the dosage, do not make me repeat myself" said Azazel
"Yes My Lord" said Selene as she could not believe what she was hearing.
Had Azazel gone mad?? this was their chance to get rid of every one of their enemies once and for all, and here he was telling her to reduce the dosage.
"Is something the matter?" asked Azazel as he noticed the change in Selene's demeanor.
"No My lord" said Selene as she quickly composed herself.
"By how much should I reduce the dosage?" she asked as she pretended to me meek and obedient.
"By a third" said Azazel.
"A THIRD??" said Selene to herself, that was simply too much, the potion would be extremely weak at that dosage, what was Azazel up to??
"Yes My Lord" said Selene as she bowed.
"Good" said Azazel as he walked away, knowing full well that Selene would not dare disobey him.