DRAKENCREST - HIGH COUNCIL CHAMBER
These forty dragon lords had insulted her best friend one too many times.
Blair Drakencrest was going to fix the realm's leadership problem the old-fashioned way.
Maddox was above this. He was a fair, good king. Blair respected that about her brother. She was not Maddox. Being the villain was fine if it meant she got what she wanted. Winning was winning.
She took her seat at the head of the table. The chair was too big for her. She didn't adjust. She sat in it like she'd been born there and the chair had the goddamn privilege of holding her.
"This is what we've come to. The Dragon King disappears and sends his little sister to hold court. This is a waste of my time?" Lord Falborne snapped. His voice had the unique quality of making everyone in the room dumber by three IQ points per sentence.
