Severing the Bond

MAEVIA

The entire hall remained silent while his eyes fixed on me desperately. Even the servants standing near the walls avoided breathing too loudly.

"Do you truly want me to let them leave alone?" Torin asked heavily.

His voice sounded strained in a way I had never heard before.

I looked at him calmly without moving from my place near the staircase. The tension inside the hall no longer affected