“You were invited to the Palace to be honored after the end of the war. But you didn’t come.” “You were only six years old then, my Queen. I thought it would likely be past your bedtime.” A collective gasp. Mine joined it. Stupid. Stupid. In Threll, such blatant disrespect could cost a man his life. The remnants of the smile withered at the corners of the Queen’s mouth.
MAX DID NOT JUST------
