She shook her head.
"So, Anvil would not have hesitated to discard me if I refused, camaraderie and loyalty be damned. These words did not mean much to him by that point, anyway. I could have taken Broken Sword's side at the decisive moment, I suppose — together, we would have stood a good chance against the other two. But, honestly, I saw no reason to save him. After all, there was cold logic behind Anvil's decision, distasteful as it was."
The Queen fell silent for a long time, then sighed heavily.
Her mesmerizing gaze turned to Seishan.
"What do you think, Seishan? Do you resent your mother?"
The Song princess, who had been a silent witness to the conversation until then, studied her with a somber expression.
Eventually, she shrugged.
"Well, I'm not sure. I've been known to betray men who trusted me as well. So no, I don't resent you for that."
