"I don't have an answer for you today though. An alliance of this sort should be properly considered before either of us decide to agree with this," I finally replied.
I could see a ripple of tension cross his features. His fingers stilled and at once, the air of danger had returned. He wasn't here just to secure an alliance.
He wanted to take me and my throne for himself.
I shifted in my chair, the thin leather holster around my ankle pinching my skin and reminding me of the small dagger I always kept on me in case of danger.
I made no movements to retrieve it, but I was thankful that wearing it was a part of my daily routine no matter if I was on the battlefield or safe in my castle.
I had a feeling that I may find a use for it today.
I would wait though. I wasn't going to be the one to draw first blood.
