Chapter 32 Thirty Two

Theodore's interest piqued this time, knowing that the matter was serious now. He leaned on the table, his arm folded on his chest, while he held his glass close to his lips, waiting for her answer. Alicia gulped, her grey eyes now on the man in front of her. She knew she would state her business when she met him, but having him directly ask now, she fought to find the confidence that brought her to his presence in the first place. “I…” she gulped and licked her lips, ‘You got this, Alicia’, she cheered herself in her mind, and continued, “I demand an audience with the King.”