Now that he was closer, he would see that there were tears in her eyes, and his puzzled expression only deepened.had she come out here for reflection, and privacy? Perhaps she had been as startled to see him, as he was her. He tried to offer her a slight smile, but his brow was dipped and it looked more like a question.
He shook himself, and turned to Io as he heard her light steps and her familiar voice question him. “Iolaire, this is Deathbelle Ravage Klein, Empress of the Ashen Empire.” he said, introducing the woman before them, and topping it off with a bow. He was somewhat weary of the expression he had caught in the Empress’s eyes, but it was too late now to turn around. Instead he plowed on with the subtlety of a bulldozer. “Empress, this is Io, my VIpress and newest member of your Armada.”
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