~ CASIMIR ~
I was pacing the cell when Maya returned, arching one brow when I whirled towards the door as she entered. She hobbled inside, thanking Sven, the guard who'd accompanied her, but reassuring him that he didn't need to come inside.
I frowned. Had she taken the loyalty of some of my wolves?
"Oh, stop scowling, Cazz. You brought this on yourself and you know it," Maya muttered as she shuffled to the chair and lowered herself slowly into it with a heavy sigh.
I went back to my pacing and waited until she was settled, but didn't give her a chance to take another dig.
"Release my power," I growled. "You place the entire Kingdom at risk in the event-"
"Oh Cazz, shut your fangs. I'm not letting you go until you open your eyes and stop refusing the truth."
"The truth as you see it."
"No, Cazz- the actual truth. The inconvenient, uncomfortable, valid truth."
I glared at her as I turned in my pacing, but she just glared right back.
