Chapter 133: Ceremony Part 6

Kalvich stared at Leah.

“What? Have I got sauce on my face?”

His voice, rolled with a warm softness, “Never be scared to say what’s on your mind.”

“What do you mean? That is one of my many talents!” she hammed a wink at him.

He rolled his eyes up. “What I mean is, if anyone upsets you or you disapprove of anyone, they can be removed or easily disposed of at your command. The power is yours – goes with the title. It is something you must get used to.”

She paused in thought, searching his face, maybe waiting for the punch line that did not come. A mood of seriousness settled in. “You mean if the soup was off I could send the cook to the mines for a day.”