Eva and Xylon

 

"You sent me away," she said, her voice trembling with suppressed anger. "You made it clear that I wasn't important to you, that I was not even just a pawn in your game. So why are you so mad now?"

Xylon's eyes narrow, his expression inscrutable as he met her gaze. "You presume too much, Eva," he replied icily. "My reasons are my own."

"But Sylvan..." Eva persisted, her voice growing more desperate. "You treated him like he was nothing. Why?"

"Sylvan serves me," Xylon answered dismissively. "He knows his place."

Eva's frustration mounted, her fists clenching at her sides. "But why?" she demanded, her voice rising with each word. 

"Why am I suddenly so important to you? And why is Sylvan paying the price for your anger?"

Xylon's lips curled into a contemptuous sneer. "You ask too many questions," he admonished. "You would do well to remember your place."

Eva's hands dropped to her sides, the contact with Xylon's chest severed.