At the mention of the late Queen Selene, Solan's eyes hardened, and he stared unblinkingly at Evelyn in her divine form. Her words struck him like a blow, for she made it unmistakably clear that if a war were to break out, she would not stand with Luminear; she would stand with Ivan.
Without giving him the chance to respond, she continued, "Everything that happened today was the disastrous consequence of you plotting behind my back in order to remove me from your kingdom entirely and look at what that led to. Not only did I almost lose Ivan in the process, but it also nearly cost me my life as well. With my blood, that witch and her son would have become so powerful that they would have posed a greater threat to you all than anything you have ever faced.
