“Three times now, I have warned you, Nyaxia, of how this path ends,” she said. “I have had enough. This is my territory now. The king and queen of the House of Night have pledged themselves to me. And so now have the king and queen of Vathysia, the House of Death. You will make no move against them, or else face the wrath of me.” Nyaxia rasped a furious laugh. But her eyes shone as if with tears. “Vathysia? Vathysia no longer exists.” “That does not appear to be true. It appears that your husband has heirs once again.”
