Choice

Emery felt a sense of unease as he tried to comprehend his situation. Despite the Queen's assurances, he could not shake off the feeling that she was hiding something from him. 

Even his requests to meet Silva, the Queen's daughter, had been ignored. She had constantly been on his mind, and the refusal to allow them to meet only further fueled his suspicion. 

"She will meet you when she can," The queen said with almost nothing to read from her expression, other than a cold staring gaze. 

He could not blindly trust the Queen's words; there had to be something she was not telling him.

However, Emery knew he couldn't simply dismiss everything the queen had told him. The warning about the danger he faced outside the planet, regardless of its validity, was enough to give him pause. There was no denying that he was in a weakened state after seeing himself fighting in the tournament.