Vergil completely ignored Hela's smile, the way she remained far too close, and the fact that her fingers were still resting on his arm. There would be time to deal with the Queen of Helheim's obvious lack of restraint later. At that moment, the voice that had called for Freya beneath the bridge and the growing number of missing Valkyries were far more important.
He removed Hela's hand from his arm and walked to the center of the hall.
"I need an overview of the situation."
Hela kept smiling for a few more seconds, but immediately noticed the change in his tone. Her seductive posture gradually disappeared, replaced by the presence of a ruler who had been trying to sustain an entire realm with increasingly fewer resources.
She pointed toward a long table near the throne.
"Then come."
