Commander Veyron seemed to consider that. He didn't look away from Guinevere when he spoke. "Octavian, this is your area of expertise."
The Luminari Master Mage's jaw had dropped at some point during that speech. His eyes flicked down to the chained woman, then back up at Guinevere. The expression on his face very clearly said that voice did not match the one he remembered. The knowledge base was also a bit of a shock.
And he wasn't the only mage who had been out-nerded. Jaxon's face was doing an identical fish impression while Brennan looked like he was having a religious experience.
"If what the queen says is true, then that would make this woman more powerful than anyone in the chamber, myself included," the Luminari Master Mage said after a long moment.
