“Because even though you are the one to inflict the pain, you are not the creator of it.” We were both captives to the king, and for the first time, I felt a connection, an understanding, with the feared Drae. “And because if I heal you, I’ll be defying him, just a little, in my own way.” Lord Irrik rested his cheek on top of my head and, to my surprise, he sighed. How very un-Irrik-y.
