The black sheep

"I quit, Your Majesty. Unless, of course, you invite me to tea. I would be very happy since I'm parched — I don't even know where to start."

Aries and Dexter watched how Miguel's expression was slowly dominated by a smile. She narrowed her eyes, not saying anything to the threat and request Miguel had uttered just now. 

The nerve. 

But in the end, despite Miguel's audacity to threaten the queen to leave his post just because of how he was being treated, Aries didn't want him to leave her sight for now. It was too early to let Miguel run rampant. 

It was what they say; keep your friends close, and your enemy closer. 

Thus, here they were, in the queen's garden, sharing a tea that Aries and Dexter couldn't seem to enjoy. 

"Wooh!" Miguel whistled after drinking the tea in one go. "That's refreshing!"