Debra's gaze was particularly strange.

F*cking hell!

Darryl was torn between amusement and exasperation under everyone's stares. "You can't just say things like that, Dax."

As he spoke, Darryl said to Debra, "There's nothing going on between Empress Heidi and me, and I think I know why she wanted to see me. I'm going to go take a look. Wait for me outside."

As the final word rang through the air, Darryl wiped away the sweat on his brow before striding quickly toward the main hall.

"Darryl D