Blackfeather Woods the old gods and the new

With her words spoken, words of promise that Damien would not take lightly, the shadow king decided it was time to give the bastard, the usurper, a rest. Damien was confident now that he could handle the brutish cub without problem, that he could apprehend him should the need arise and that was enough of a safeguard in case that Astrid failed to keep her brother in line. It was important to him that things were under control, the plans were detailed, and this time there was little room for mistakes.

With one last stare held between himself and Atshen, the spider heir dismissed himself from the meeting. Atshen had heard his demand, he'd known his will, and should he continue to ignore it, he knew the consequences too.