Regina was astounded by the fact that Avery had not only stood up to her so fiercely but even gone so far as to threaten her.
Seeing this, she had to wonder if it was this grit that had allowed him to earn the achievements he had in such a short amount of time.
Still, as impressed as Regina was, and wanting all the more for him to join her side along with Jasmine, she could not just take his words lying down.
As the leader of an entire world, her pride would not allow her to be bossed around by a mere mercenary. In this place, she held all of the power. And while she had wanted things to be resolved amicably, she was willing to exert her authority to get what she desired.
"I see that you can talk big but have a lacking sense of danger. What possible reason could I have to fear by simply keeping the three of you here for a few days? By the time this is all over, I'll have convinced all of you to stay here."
