“I Have Their Queen.”

"Well, I guess if we are talking in idioms, here is one for you: 'You don't cry until you see the coffin'." I said, not at all concerned with the number of guns pointed at me and Chen Zi Han.

I stretched my neck back and forth, working out the kinks, and took a steaming cup of coffee out of my space. Taking a sip, I stared at the man in front of me.

"Has anyone mentioned that you are a bit of an idiot?" I asked him between sips. I really needed the caffeine boost to be able to deal with this level of stupidity.

Major General Deng Jun Hie looked at me offended, his mouth opening and closing a few times before he could form a sentence. "Excuse me?" he demanded with a raise of his eyebrows.

"No, I will not," I replied with a shake of my head.

"You will not what?" asked Deng Jun Hie with a look of confusion on his face.