she slept with wolves without fear
She’s stalking the edge of the blasted fire wall when Gallow’s summons blasts its way through her mind. Rhynn cringes, her temper instantly soured by the sudden encroachment. As a creature that loves to deal in shadows and subterfuge, she does not enjoy having the privacy of her mind violated so easily.
Her temper though, is not reserved for Gallows herself. Gallows is simply using the gifts available to her, as Rhynn would do herself. No, her anger is for the damned Queen Illuminate.
She answers the summons quickly, as a dutiful kingdom member should (though she is not anything of the sort), still grumbling to herself as she settles in with the group. If the bitch magician had kept up her end of the deal, she wouldn’t have to deal with such intrusions.
There is one small silver lining to the summons however. Rhynn can’t help but smile when Gallows announces that the wall of flame will be going down momentarily. Thank god. She hates the damn thing. She does not like having her freedom of movement restricted. Especially so pointlessly. “Can we get the marking removed too?” Now THAT she would definitely be glad to be rid of.
Next Gallows speaks of alliances, and Rhynn pauses. Given that she isn’t an acting member of any caste, she hasn’t given much thought to their alliances. But now that she does … she doesn’t see the need for change. Their only ally, the Chamber, is one of the stronger kingdoms. Why bother bogging themselves down with unnecessary and weak allies, when they already have the only one that matters? “I think we’re fine with just the Chamber.”
for the wolves knew a lion was among them