HALCYON

Ah, and there the truth came out. She did indeed want something from the pallid woman, though what, Laxago remained unsure. She doubted it was something she would like, and remained wary, her muscles strung taut beneath her pale flesh. Still, she did not speak until the queen had let out the entirety of her long-winded question, still beating around the bush as to what she wanted from the new Consort, and a slightly sarcastic smile graced the babe's lips. "I doubt there is anything I want for that you can give me. I desire only the love of my husband -- which I already have -- and my children, though they wrote me off as a failure long ago. What do you want, Medusa?" She arched a brow, pushing right to the point. There had been enough idle chatter -- she simply wished to know what the queen wanted from her.