ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
Then, slowly, pushed them open.
The creak of ancient hinges sang a ghastly song, the throne room was darker than I remembered; Azure sat at the far end, enthroned on a throne of obsidian black, the edges shaped like claws, the arms writhing into screaming serpents, his form was a pale contrast to the darkness—a ghastly kind of glowing, like the moon over a grave.
His blue eyes, sharp as shattered glass, were already on me
"Thomas," he spoke, low, grating, and far too composed.