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I showed him my teeth. He shared a look with Rythos, and I suppressed the urge to throw them all off this roof.
They’d heal.
Galon stretched out his legs. “Let us know when you’ve managed to find your self-control,” he said. “We’ll wait.”
His sardonic tone was enough to dull the edge of my rage. I took a deep breath, forcing the beast inside me to go back to sleep.
This was Galon. Rythos. Marth. Prisca considered them brothers. They wouldn’t touch her.
Because if they did, I would kill them. Slowly.
No.
I clenched my jaw and forced myself to chain the worst part of me. It wasn’t unlike clamping down on my power, and after a long moment, I could meet Galon’s eyes once more.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s to be expected.”
For a long moment, the world spun dizzily around me. I was suddenly exhausted. Rythos nodded at the empty spot next to him, and I sat.
“Your brother sent a message.” He handed it to me, returning his gaze to the lights of the village below us.
I scanned the parchment.
L,
I was saddened to hear about what happened to Cavis. I understand your reasoning behind your search for the human Regner pretends is his son—and preventing him from using the power of the barrier. However, I must insist you return your attention to finding the second amulet as soon as possible.
And, brother, I’ll take this opportunity to remind you: I gave you three weeks.
Meldoric has been traveling throughout the territories in an attempt to make them cooperate. Of the five wardens, only Thorn has appeared willing to at least listen to the threat. Verdion, in particular, seems to believe he can remain entirely neutral.
I still retain the power to summon all territory rulers to Aranthon for the summit. And if the fae are to join forces to meet the threat Regner represents, I need the Bloodthirsty Prince at my side.
Your brother,
-C
No mention of Prisca. Or the fact that she could have died too. In his mind, Prisca was the reason I wasn’t falling into line. So he would treat her as if she were irrelevant.
I’d be lying if I said it didn’t sting. But I was becoming used to Conreth’s stance. He wouldn’t be content until I returned to the fae lands and resumed following each of his orders—regardless of what that meant for the woman I loved and the people she was willing to sacrifice everything for.
And yet, our people needed me too. I’d fought this hard for them, for this long.
“Did he even mention Cavis?” Marth’s voice was bitter.
“Yes.”
Marth just snorted. I couldn’t blame him. Things had deteriorated so badly with Conreth. It was difficult to reconcile my brother with the man who’d once gently teased me about the woman who’d distracted me from my brooding. Of course, that was before Prisca had become a threat to him.
“It still doesn’t feel real,” Rythos said. “That Cavis is gone.”
“Because he shouldn’t be,” Marth growled. “If Conreth had been worthy of that fucking crown, he would have united our people and killed Regner decades ago.”
Galon was quiet. I was so used to him being the voice of reason, and yet now, he had nothing to say. None of us could reason this away.
“We’re going to make Regner pay,” I said. “It won’t bring Cavis back. Nothing will. But no one else will suffer his fate. No other sons or daughters will grow up without a parent.”
