Chapter 26: Time to be crowned King

Queen Nadia reclined regally in her bathtub, the warm lilac-scented water enveloping her. Her handmaidens attended to her, their soft sponges caressing her skin with diligence. Suddenly, her eyes snapped open.

"Leave!" she commanded, perplexing her handmaidens, who stopped their scrubbing and gazed at her in confusion. "I said, all of you, get out!" Her voice rang with authority, and her handmaidens hurriedly scurried away like startled rabbits.

With regal grace, Queen Nadia gripped the tub's edges and rose. "Reveal yourself, Dagon," she whispered with commanding authority.

The room filled with an ominous dark mist, and Dagon materialized before her.

"My Queen," he greeted suavely, offering a bow.

Queen Nadia stepped out of the tub, her naked form exposed momentarily as she reached for her waiting robe.

Dagon observed her, a sly smirk playing on his lips.