If only she would let him explain before she went running off.
He instructed some guards to search for her and bring her to his library. The larger the space around Freya, the less incriminatory he would be the second time around.
When he got back to his chambers, Freya was already gone.
….
"The sea vermin is back!"
The fisherman's eyes popped wild as he said it, looking at everyone in the throne room before his gaze returned to Neera. Neera didn't suppress the yawn that escaped her, and she used a flick of her hand to signal for him to go on.
"I told Queen Jasmine about it," the fisherman continued. Neera tuned him out, and she examined the paintings that hung in the room. Such dull tastes. There were only paintings of demons anyone barely gave any glance. She could busy herself by spicing the room to her taste.
"…and now, all the fishes are gone this time!" The man finished with the same exaggerated flair.
