"Of course. That's why I control the palace," she says.<br/><br/><em>Suppressing her magic. I'm also seeing if I can figure out how to siphon it out of her, and into you.</em><br/><br/>"There's about a dozen major 'lords' in the city. Assuming someone hasn't offed one of them, this week," she replies. "I'm not a full-blooded demon, but I'm ruthless enough to cow them, and elven enough to survive the deathtraps placed here, which makes me the perfect individual to rule."