Alphea stood up straight, her hands clenching the railing so tight it was warping, she couldn't believe what she was seeing or hearing, it was a complete disaster.
Until that moment she was certain that a loss would be the worst thing the Ancient families would have to deal with, but this took it to a whole new level she didn't even expect.
Her little brother was dragging the pride of the Ancient families and the empire itself through mud, with his pathetic display, it was worse than she imagined, and she was certain that all of it was a complete act on his part.
He didn't strike her at all as the type to be so pathetic, and she was certain of her judgment after all he had the guts to stand up to her in their meeting, she couldn't bring herself to accept that in the few weeks since they meet that he turned into a sniveling coward.
