Tymir's mouth fell open. He hadn't anticipated that question. He hadn't thought that Bianca would catch him so easily. How could he leave this detail? "I saw your mother coming. You— you changed the plans at the last minute. You went to free them."
"You do know that you are accusing the queen, Tymir. If the accusations are found false, I will pull your tongue out and feed you to Rirsyr," said Brantley. "Right now I am holding on to the thin thread that you served the royal palace for over a thousand years."
Tymir shuddered. "I understand, Your Highness. After all, I have remained the royal housekeeper ever since you were a child." He said that to remind Brantley that he was too important and too old for going against his position, as compared to the new queen who was barely a few weeks old.
