isted in a mask of his own agony as he clutched his chest in the dark study, was a secret I now held. He fel

my eyes opened to the pale morning light. I was alone again. The bed beside me w

quietly, carrying a tray. His movements were gentle, h

something," h

pain from the Soul-Link became too much. The porridge smelled of ginger and sweet dates,

ght help," he said

emembered the smallest details about me. But it was also the Kael who was engaged to another woman,

he food a small comfort. He watch

ay," he suggested after I finis

't want to stay in this house o

's world, a world of power and politics I didn't understand. I felt like a ghost, drifting at his side, invisible to everyone but him. The elegant peopl

secluded corner of the gardens, away from the main

id, finally breaking the

o say. An apology di

. Alone, I closed my eyes, the weight of my confusion pressing down on me. I found myself i

t have a coin or an offering,

arely audible. "I don't know what to do. I don't know who

my eyes, feeling just as lost as before. There was no sign, no answe