Isaac snapped out of his thoughts and coughed lightly. He had been focusing far too much on the cost of the message. That was definitely because of his dragon instincts. There was absolutely no way the real him would spend that much time thinking about money.
"She said she will fully support me against the Third Priest's faction. Though I need to bring the Third Priest back alive," Isaac replied.
"Thank the Great One," Althea said with visible relief. She had expected the Seventh Queen to support Isaac, but expectations and certainty were two different things. Until the answer arrived, there had always been the possibility that something unexpected might happen.
The tension in her shoulders slowly faded. For the first time since this meeting started, she felt as though this crisis could be resolved without spiraling into something even larger. The Seventh Queen's support would make an enormous difference.
