Fall of Ruin and Wrath

A while later, Claude, Thorne, and Lis are the only three in the chamber. Lis sits on Claude’s lap as they talk casually. She is annoyed at how drunk Claude has become and considers leaving multiple times, but she decides that she needs to stay to make sure that Claude does not say something that will anger Thorne.

As Claude talks, he begins touching Lis’s body. Thorne watches the entire time, his eyes showing anger as Claude touches Lis’s breasts and moves his hand between her legs. Just as Lis realizes that Claude is intentionally teasing Thorne, Claude suggests that she sit with Thorne. Lis gets up and walks around the table. She considers leaving, knowing that both Claude and Thorne would allow her to go. However, after feeling the pleasure of Claude touching her, she is overwhelmed by her desire to feel Thorne. She goes and sits on his lap.

Thorne holds her against his chest and then moves his hand between her legs. As he does, he restarts the conversation about the impending battle. He asks how Claude feels about the princess trying to take Archwood. Claude points out how foolish it is of her and speculates that she may be after something beyond Archwood and its ports.