Still, Darryl did not panic. He half-smilingly looked at Marshall. “I’ve got to hand it to you, Commander-in-Chief of the garrison. You sure are powerful.”

Marshall ignored him and said to the Queen, “Your Majesty, he is truly despicable. He lied to you about knowing the beast language. I beg Your Majesty to give him the harshest punishment available.”

His eyes were dancing with glee as he said this.

The Queen remained impassive as she gave it some serious consideration. Suddenly, Darryl smiled and said to Marshall, “Your Excellency, I was only going along with you when you kept on saying I don’t know the beast language. This doesn’t mean what you said is true. Don’t you think it’s a little bit too much of you to ask the Queen to punish me when we haven’t even yet ascertained whether I really know the beast language?”

Marshall was slightly shocked. “You’re going to stick to your story?” he said with a cold smile.

“Of course,” replied Darryl nonchalantly.

Marshall was pissed at D