I raised an eyebrow and leaned back as my instincts sounded a minor alarm. That smile was full of malice, though from her thoughts I could see that whatever this idea was it wouldn't actually hurt or kill me. I wish I knew what it was, but she was blocking that from me, most likely because she wanted to see me sweat.
Too bad for her.
"Have you forgotten what you put me through?"
My voice was cold and soft, but the lost queen's smile faded somewhat, and I could feel an emotion rise in her. It wasn't guilt, but something similar, though it felt more like she was sorry because it inconvenienced her at this point and not because she actually cared about how it had affected me.
"What's the idea," I said, wanting to move away from the topic. This was the second time today it had been brought up, and if it happened again, my mood would deteriorate.
"It would involve me taking a hold of your mind and making a few tweaks so that sensing the power is easier."
