The Demon
the noble hissed, and the two of them went ahead.
I followed them, smiling, Rene at my side, a crowd of courtiers behind me. I was pleased. I had to make the entire court so afraid of me that they would already be scared when they learned about my demonic nature. So scared they’d pee their pants. That would decrease the number of assassination at attempts—and really, they would never love me anyway. Let them fear me, at least. I didn’t want to have to kill too many of them.
The Rose Pavilion was quite pretty. The building was not very high, but wide and solid-looking. Vines of briar roses covered its walls from floor to roof, their fragrance so sweet I wanted to cut a piece of the air and ta
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