The master was confined in a lavish basement, yet the vicious hound offered a whip, begging for punishment.
"Master, please punish this unruly dog of yours."
This confinement was no isolated affair. Covetous eyes soon found their way to her. What he offered was not salvation, but a more cunning form of submission—and a deal.
"I've only come to discuss a transaction with you."
She soothed the frenzied beast, accepted the hypocritical ally, and turned this imprisonment into an opening move—calmly stepping back into the heart of power, transforming crisis into a ladder to solidify her rule.
