Lord Valinded growled," Well, Ameria, what will you do?"
Sophia sighed,'' Let us continue the meeting, please, and try to remain on task; now that Selena has been proven to be Queen Artemia's and King Ayo's daughter, I think we move on to what to do next. First, release the rightful Queen and King, and you step down. So, we can end this war. What do you say?"
Ameria was seething. I could tell by the way her posture was. She focused her gaze on me while one of the cabinet members spoke," I agree.''
The majority of the other members of her cabinet nodded in agreement while Ameria spoke up," I would like to talk with Selena. She is the... Princess, is she not?"
Lysa growled," Why should we trust you?"
She smirked," I know her better than you do."
Iona spat," You mean you know how to play with her emotions!"
Sophia barked," Iona of the Second Night, enough! I will admit you have a point, but this is the Princess's decision."
Thinking for a moment, I nodded," It is alright. Iona, I will be fine. If anything happens, I will call for you."
Iona nodded, glaring at Ameria with her family, while Krista spoke gently," Are you sure, Selena?"
I nodded calmly," I need to do this now, or I will never get past it."
They all glared at her distrustfully before standing up and leaving the room. Keeping my senses on full alert, I knew all of them were right outside.
Amelia looked at me and growled," You truly are your parents' daughter. Well, let us get down to business, no?"
I nodded while one of the cabinet members spoke up first," Selena, we want you to return to the elven capital and go back to training."
I released a burst of my magic and spoke in the tone when I was on an assassination mission: " Cabinet Member Ryker, you do not control me. Remember your place."
He was one of the few cabinet members with whom the Queen worked closely. Tension filled the room while I remained stone-faced, and Ameria growled in the back of her throat. She took a calming breath, not that it helped since her anger was barely below the surface. One false move on her hand, and she might be killed.
Since Iona's aura, I could become annoyed when Ameria seemed to calm down completely and spoke," Selena, how can we make this meeting...peaceful."
" By ending the war and releasing my parents."
Amelia paused momentarily and smiled slightly; alarm bells rang in my head," Selena, do you know why you will come with me? It is because you owe me.''
I knew exactly what she was trying to do. I answered calmly," Ameria, stop trying to make me angry. You should realize just how good I am with emotional control. Do not try to provoke me."
I could tell this was making her angry, taking my time to watch her body movements when she cruelly smiled a dark smile," What shall I do to your friends right outside?"
I realized that hundreds of auras surrounded us; my eyes widened as I remained calm on the outside, minus for my eyes, while I was strategically thinking of a way out of this.
She smugly said," If you surrender peacefully, they will all go free."
"Why should I believe you? Either way, I don't think you can defeat Lady Sophia and Lady Lysa. Along with Lord Derek and Lord Theo. Along with the entire second house and Urien."
She froze slightly, realizing while she had the numbers, we had her outgunned. In terms of power, I was slightly stronger than Lady Sophia.
She growled," You are trapped in here, young Selena."
"Really."
She smirked again while I breathed out, my patience wearing thin as my magic flared up from me, causing the room to shake while I growled," If you say one more word, Ameria, I will kill you right now. Unlike you, I am the legitimate heiress to the throne of both of our species. So either you shut up, or I kill you.''
She snapped her mouth shut while her eyes widened in shock. She opened her mouth again while I summoned the sun's bow and aimed a burning arrow at her forehead," At this distance, I cannot miss; do not test my patience. You tortured and abused me for sixteen years."
She stood up herself and growled," We are leaving."
She immediately, along with the cabinet, walked out of a side door, burning with fury, while the door where the others exited came in and Iona laughed until she was almost on the floor while. I breathed out as Sophia questioned," Why did she leave."
In an emotionless tone," I basically told her off, threatened to kill her, pointed out what she did to me, and effectively pointed out the treason she did."
Lysa shook her head," That was either reckless of you or very smart."
"Knowing her, she will try to prolong this war or kill me."
Iona pointed something out with the familiar anger," Or she could do what she did to our elder sister."
Christine and everyone nodded in agreement while I sighed," Oh, I know. If she does that, I wouldn't be surprised, but I am scared. If that does happen, what exactly happens to me? Though I need rest, if you don't mind, I would like to return to Iona's home."
Krista pouted," It's my home, not hers."
"Fine, the second house's home."
They all remained silent while I walked out and headed to the carriage, and the moment I stepped inside, I immediately fell asleep on the side I sat on.