“I would advise you to be more thoughtful in voicing your concerns, Hanan, lest you find yourself falling out of my favor.” Kolis echoed Nyktos’s earlier words. “And it would be considerably unwise to do so when there is another who could take your place.” “Yes, Your Majesty,” Hanan said, clearly shaken. “Leave my sight.” The tendrils spun along the dais. “And do not return until I summon you.”
