I will not let them take you. I know. She believed him. She always believed him. You are mine. And you’re mine. Tem would not let anyone take Caspen away either. Spending time around the basilisks had changed her too. She was stronger now. Surer. Tem once thought that the ritual was the biggest gesture she could give to Caspen. But now their bond was deeper, and she knew there was no limit to what she would do for him. No height was too high, no distance too vast. Caspen was willing to cross lines for her. Tem was willing too.
