Chapter 172

**Lyra

“Warren, bring her here,” I said coldly before Zelda could even speak. “If she starts trying to wiggle her hands or mumble anything, you can go ahead and kill her.” I wasn’t sure if he would be capable of it, what with her powerful magic, but I wasn’t opposed to him trying.

Warren, good, loyal man that he was, gripped Zelda by the back of the neck and marched her toward me. Remarkably, she