Alexi is important, more so than I ever factored before. This is a reaffirmation that Alexi is still who he always was, and my appearance in his life and kingdom only makes him stay strong to the evil he can be. They all rely on his calculating mind and emotionless decisions to keep the balance in this city. They would ensure I was eliminated if I showed myself as something that ruined that.

“Here, here.” A lone voice from an older man is accompanied by a table thump, then another, ...