Being held hostage. How painfully, utterly familiar yet it lacked the finesse and threat level Azzoth had managed to achieve. Honestly, Elanor almost felt a little disappointed.

Did he truly believe that she would ever aid in preserving his life? Even like this?

There were few people she hated enough to react emotionally towards and overwhelm her other desires for the ones in the moment. The king was one of them.

“If you move I—I’ll kill her!”

“Oh, ...