Yelena really felt like slapping Ravis across the face right then and there, sending him tumbling back down to the ground where he belonged, but she restrained herself.
The only reason she didn't was because Charlotte was right there, and the last thing she wanted was to make a violent scene in front of her daughter.
So instead, she drew in a deep breath through her nose, turned sharply away from the arrogant boy, and looked straight at the older man behind him—the one standing nervously with a hunched back and trembling hands.
"Chief Elgorn." She said evenly, her tone quiet but laced with command. "I believe we've spoken before, haven't we?"
The man nearly jumped. Sweat poured down his forehead as he immediately bowed his head.
"Y-Yes, my lady! It was a few years back—at one of the interbranch meetings! It's...it's an honor to see you again!"
