"That's quite an easy answer, don't you think?
You have been constantly telling me how I need to deal with him, yet never once did you suggest anything useful. Doesn't that make you useless?
Why should I even keep you in my Council?"
Sharnoth snapped, surprising the rest of her Council Members. None of them had seen her react like this before. Yes, there were times when the Queen had gotten angry, but never because someone counselled her.
Also, this wasn't the first time Maeve did it. The Nocthari was always quick to call out if she didn't like how things were playing out, and most of the time, she was correct.
Even Sharnoth herself took her words seriously and acted on them.
But…
For the Queen to react like this…
The Council Members were intimidated—well, everyone but Maeve herself. The woman was incapable of feeling such emotions, after all.
Even in this situation, she stayed logical.
"You keep me in the Council because I speak my mind, and when I do, it benefits you."
