Know your place

Demetria still tried to come around her last encounter with her father. There was no doubt all his friendly, fatherly questions aimed to find out more about her. And probably use this knowledge against the girl in the future. Since she arrived here, the Dragon King fed her with lies, hoping she was young and naive. But Demetria read through him straight away. Every person in this castle shivered with fear whenever he was close, not that Lucius paid attention to anyone. The girl had few chances to watch her father's behavior around others, and he treated them as if they were way below his level. In most situations, he did not even spare them a glance, which was a good thing in Demetria's opinion. She was not that lucky since Lucius tried to keep her close at any time, showing her off like a bright new toy.

The girl met most of the important and influential people in the castle. All tall and proud, crawled before her father, hoping for a speck of his attention. They would agree with ev