Chapter 4

Cecil flung the Elder down the hallway.

The guy flew across the corridor and smashed into the wall.

He crumpled to the floor in a heap.

The floating words said, [Way gentler than last time. The last guy got splattered all over the place. The servants spent half an hour scraping him off the floor.]

The hallway went silent.

Cecil turned to face me. His eyes were still glowing with that dangerous red.

He stepped closer.

I instinctively stepped back.

He paused. "Did I scare you, Princess?"

[Oh, now he's worried about scaring her? Did he ask the Elder how…