For several moments after Queen Elyndra finished speaking, the throne room remained completely silent.
The illusions she had conjured faded slowly into drifting motes of green light, dissolving into the ambient mana that filled the chamber.
Jax stood calmly before the throne, his golden eyes studying the Faerie Queen carefully. Behind him, Sabrina had already begun analyzing the proposal in her mind.
Her strategist instincts were moving rapidly.
A neutral power as ancient and influential as the Faeries openly aligning themselves with the Demon Kingdom. Even if the Faeries did not fight in wars, their economic support alone could shift the balance of the world.
Queen Elyndra watched them patiently. She was not rushing the decision. A being who had ruled for thousands of years understood the value of silence.
Finally, Jax spoke.
"You're offering quite a lot."
Elyndra nodded calmly.
"We are."
