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Chapter 42: Pampered Concubine

"You...you teased me? What does that mean?" Pressure built up in her brain and she knew it would explode out of her skull any moment now.

"I said something that is not true to tease you. Like people who are close do," he said, as if waiting for her to praise his actions.

It took a long, long time for the meaning of the words to register. Surely he couldn't be that cruel and unfeeling. "Azagor is...is alive?"

"Of course. He went to redeem his honor." No hint of laughter was left on his face or in his voice. If she was lucky, she'd never hear Zacar laugh again.

"And you thought it would be funny to tell me he's dead?"

"It was."