"She plans to meet up with Merek? Eliminate the Elf King…? And slaughter the elves into a breeding stock?" Azel asked aloud in the Queen's voice, the words sounding strange and horrifying coming from his borrowed feminine form.
He was genuinely surprised about the series of revelations, each one worse than the last. The casual brutality of Sylvia's plans was shocking even by the standards of this violent world.
"How does she plan to accomplish all of that?" He pressed for more details.
"I don't know the specifics. I didn't get to stay long enough for that part of the conversation as Merek found me out lurking in the shadows." Gwendolyn said, then looked at his face with sudden surprise as she realized something had slipped out. "But he didn't seem to recognize me despite looking directly at my shadow form."
Azel gave her a knowing, measured look. "Is there anything you want to tell me…?"
