Chapter 501

"Your Highness, please... show mercy. I know I was out of line. I swear I won't say anything like that again."

Peggy could barely stand; her voice shook apart as she bent low to apologize desperately, tears steaming down her face.

Kalliope didn't so much as flinch. She turned her head slightly and said, her tone crisp and final, "Someone step in. Make sure she learns exactly where the line is, and