If Soren was going to be trapped in Veridian forever, he wanted to be trapped on the throne. "You can't be expected to stand before the Council, Soren," Lucian whispered the night before, his fingers tracing the silver Silk Line that now branched out across Soren's neck like soft frost. "But you're Queen, and you probably know best. I'll let you know all the palace decisions, and you'll be able to rule from your seat, without being too obvious." He said after Soren asked Lucian to join all the important King's meetings.
He said he couldn't wait for Lucian to get back from all the meetings on his own, and that he sometimes wanted to be alone with Lucian. He had picked up all these tactics when he was a Knight Commander.
