"Why didn't you just kill her?"
Ashley stopped in her tracks, her eyes narrowing. She looked around to make sure she was alone, before she glanced at the closed door. Her heart raced slightly. You almost got killed last time, Ash, she thought to herself, before waving it off. Here goes nothing.
She walked to the door, and leaned her back against the wall.
"Auscultius divignem intra."
The noise in the background died down, and the sound cleared. She could now understand every word being spoken inside the room.
"Father wouldn't have killed you for it, Mother. You could have been the High Queen, and I, the Crown Princess."
"You know that's nonsense, Aster. You need to stop fighting with me all the time. You're getting on my nerves now."
"Of course I am," Aster scoffed. "I'm the only
