He watched, helpless, as the door closed behind her.

After they had met at the Black Lake, she had told him about her situation and how the whole government was against her; even though they all thought they were secretive about it, she could feel their hatred towards her. She had only become queen because no one else could play the part of a ruler.

Every day, she could feel their contemptuous stares and hear the biting words they said amongst themselves. She knew that her position was being threatened, and that was where Orion came in.

Despite her brother thinking that she was only acting friendly and that she was going to use Orion in countless devious ways, she wasn’t. She would never. Her heart might have blackened, her mind clouded with hateful thoughts towards humans; however, she had felt a connection with Orion, and had no bad intentions towards him.

He was the first person who had neither been frightened of her nor held her in too high regard, that he treated her in ways that made her uncomfortable. For once, she felt like she had made a friend, or where Orion was concerned, something more than that.

On the other side of the door she had just walked through, she could feel his support and how concerned he was for her well-being. It made facing the demons before her even more bearable.