Hushed Willows Whatever It Takes

The more they exchanged words the more Eilonwy believed in his word. He was no danger to her or the court. But that was her nature, gentle and eager to trust even if she knew to be cautious, so she stepped out of the shadows and revealed her form to him, cautiously taking a few steps towards him and examining his figure with detail. However, there was yet one thing that unsettled her. You said you belong to an "empire"? she asked as she took seat still at a safe distance, the word in her mouth leaving an unpleasant aftertaste. For her, that word had belligerent and expansionist connotations, not something to be excited about, but she wondered... Who runs this empire of yours? for the kind of leader seating at the top could say a lot about the kind of enterprise they ran.