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“Things I know, things people have said,” was as specific as he would get

“There’s always been tension, ever since the days that the dukes overthrew the last king,” I re e in open conflict What has changed?”

He hesitated before answering, gazing out at the lake

“I once watched a man die from a simple cut, a nick really He was already quite sick, but the infection that formed around the cut was ultimately what did him in In the past few dom here is much the same Yes, the dukes in Teuvinna and those out west in the Hansa League have been growing apart for centuries, but although the i wound in an already dying body You understand?”

“Yes,” I conceded

I wanted hio, it left htAs time passed, he became like a second father to h to dilute theof our relationship I didn’t want to lose e had even given the dangerous life he taught me to follow

Lying in this prison bed looking up at the ceiling, I realize that this outcoiven the risks ays took Deep down, I’ve always sensed it, and that has soh to handle this sorrowfulapart

The hours coet up and walk over to the barredto look outside and see if dawn is about to break A cold wind gusts through it, alluding to the approaching winter, and the scene outside reht

Theover the calhtly, ht of the tower I am imprisoned in, which stands tall above the walls of Lyndwald I hear the rush of the river, which flows around the city on both sides, reuniting with itself before pouring into the lake Canals also run through the city, carrying small streams of water here and there What a beautiful place to be Oh, that I could enjoy it from anywhere but this room

“Liam,” someone calls from behind me

I turn around to see the sarirate covering the top of the door, a book that looks faes the day ere caught