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“Then you broke a god’s legs and neck for simply calling another god a cheat?”
“No, my dear, there was nothing simple about what I did,” he said as if speaking to a naïve child. “I sentenced him to death for disloyalty and disrespect.”
“Exactly how is calling another god out for cheating a sign of disloyalty and disrespect.”
“It was not that but rather his lack of displayed loyalty and respect before me.” His tone hardened. “This is not a question of a god being loyal to another Primal, therefore loyal to me. It is about maintaining control and balance both here and in the mortal realm.”
Oh, I saw exactly how this was about maintaining control. “How does any of what has occurred at Court today maintain balance?”
“It shows that every action has a reaction,” he replied.
My gods, I truly believed Tavius could’ve come up with a better response than that.
“Just as the action of questioning my choices, a sign of disloyalty and disrespect would be met with reaction.” His hold on the throne firmed. “One that means immediate death.”
The back of my neck prickled as I told myself to focus on donning my veil of nothingness. To be quiet.
Unsurprisingly, I did not listen.
“Am I to be sentenced to death, then?” I noticed Elias shifting where he stood behind the throne. “I have questioned your choices many times.”
“You have. Perhaps you should cease reminding me of that.” The gold brightened in his eyes. “But you are different. I will not punish you for doing such.”
At that moment, I almost wished he would try.
“Stand,” he commanded.
I blinked. “What?”
“Do I need to repeat myself?”
Having no idea what he was about to do, I stood.
Kolis’s lips curved into one of his fake smiles. “Come forward.”
I inched toward him, stopping at the arm of the throne. The chalice he’d held had disappeared somewhere.
“Sit.”
My brows furrowed as I started to turn back to the pillow.
“Not there.”
The prickling along my neck picked up as I slowly turned back to him.
“Sit with me,” he stated softly. He did not ask. He ordered.
My heart rate picked up. “I don’t think there is enough room for both of us, Your Majesty.”
The forced smile spread as that gleam entered his eyes. “Silly girl,” he murmured, causing my spine to go rigid. “I am not asking that you sit beside me.”
I knew that. I was just hoping he wasn’t demanding that I sit in his lap while he held Court.
That smile of his began to fade. “So’lis, do you refuse me such a simple request?”
Yes!
I wanted to scream that until my throat bled. There was nothing simple about it. Only disgust. But if I refused him? Especially while his guards and Revenants were so close? While the gods and Primals watched? While Attes watched? Who knew what he would do?
