"You have my permission, Duke Kenai; you can leave first," Queen Darana said, causing Duke Kenai's eyes to widen in disbelief.
"You…You want me to leave?" Duke Kenai stammered in confusion.
"Didn't you want to leave? You're one of my trusted ministers and even though I'm your queen, I'll never force you to do something you are not willing to do. Since you want my permission to leave, I have given it to you," Queen Darana said in a weak voice full of authority.
She was tired of Duke Kenai always throwing his weight around and not giving her the necessary respect just because he was her late husband's brother.
Queen Darana admits that she had always treated Duke Kenai as family because of her late husband and that might have made him think he could throw his weight around.
But the truth was that even though her health was failing her, she was still his queen and she wouldn't be disrespected in her own palace.
