“You know if the bond were fully in place, she would be fighting her way to your side right now. The bond would require it of her.” Theon knew this. It was a side of the Source bond the Fae were kept in the dark about. One of the many things the Fae were kept in the dark about really. The final Mark would allow Theon to draw power from her, but it would also force her to defend him at all costs, even if that cost was her life. Because of the Kingdom Accords, there was rarely fighting amongst the kingdoms. The Sources rarely intervened, but they reacted to any and all threats.