Before realizing what he was doing, he had the parchment shredded into a dozen pieces. Defeated, Jassyn placed his head in his hands, his chest tight as he swallowed back a strangled gasp. A few days. He had a few days before he had to leave and perform his duty to the realm. If he could even pretend what Farine forced him to do at her estate had anything to do with the survival of the elven race with all the males and females she made him service.
