Thorne took a step back when Avyanna suddenly jumped up on her feet. The iciness of her voice made cold crawl down his spine and for a split second, he simply wished he could disappear. Yet, it was unlikely and very impossible and he knew it.
“I am talking to you, Thorne,” her voice echoed loudly in the chamber. The temperature suddenly changed and dropped as it suddenly felt cold. Avyanna was beyond angry, she was confused as well and Thorne’s silence was even more agitating to her.
“Axel and I had been working together for a while now, my queen,” he tried to pacify her by going through a calmer route. He was trying to thread with caution but there was nothing like that when it came to her and the matter on the ground.
“He decided to help me get useful information that would rescue sla
