A few hours earlier…
Rowena sighed in frustration. Daimon was missing dinner with her…again. It was the third time this week.
She was very worried about him. He was so stressed all of the time. She knew pleasant conversation with her during mealtimes was comforting to him. If only briefly, he could relax and focus on something other than accidents, incidents, and managing a sprawling empire.
She liked it as well. She had enjoyed the few times she was able to help him with various tasks of governance. And he appreciated it too.
They had developed a nice companionable relationship and had seemed to be forging an easygoing partnership.
But that was all in danger now.
It wasn't just Daimon's fixation that was causing the rift. And he couldn't help that so much was going on within the Empire and outside of it. He had a great team in General Zhan and Killian. But Killian's network had been compromised, and this severely hampered their effectiveness.
