Selene let out an amused laugh. "You do know the best ways to appease my eldritch wants, my dear. But leave him in his stupor. We have business to attend to. I can take care of him later."

The Black Queen took a breath. "How much do you know of my promises to your father? For his beneficence so I claim my rightful place." It was truly kind of Sinister to not get in her way.