Zerio saw himself the subject of her experiment, testing his loyalty as a suspected Vants member, testing his loyalty to her. The sharp pointed intensity of her gaze up him as he shifted the executioner’s sword between his hands convinced him it was precisely what she was doing. A common de Corrmick tactic, testing the loyalties of those subservient to them, and while Inness was no de Corrmick by blood, she was more a traditional de Corrmick in attitude then her husband or King Kjell had been. The paranoid always wanted proof. There was no full blown paranoia yet, but every day, in the queen’s interactions with her staff and advisors, he saw the seeds of it. With the unrest of Neth’s people growing, Zerio did not blame her for wanting to protect herself, and her son.
no subject
Date: 2021-01-01 10:03 pm (UTC)The paranoid always wanted proof. There was no full blown paranoia yet, but every day, in the queen’s interactions with her staff and advisors, he saw the seeds of it.
With the unrest of Neth’s people growing, Zerio did not blame her for wanting to protect herself, and her son.