"Fail and I'll begin negotiations with potential buyers."

I went cold. "You said you weren't interested in that kind of chaos."

"My interests change over time."

"Five days it is. Do any of them know about my magic?"

"No. Moran - " The Queen smirked as if it amused her to call him that. "He assured them that Omar was choking on the feather and that all you did was pull it out. That is the extent of your involvement in his recovery." She motioned me out on ...