You do not see me, though I stand before you. Those words had stuck with Alec. In fact, they’d really bothered him. “I do see you,” he heard himself murmur in the quiet. Zercy’s gaze dipped a little. “Do you?” His voice sounded guarded. “Yes... I have for a while… And what I see is not a monster.” Zercy didn’t reply at first. “What do you see?” he finally muttered. “A king who’s dealing with a lot. Who’s had to make some difficult choices. I jumped the gun before and… I’m sorry. It just… looked bad. But the more I think about it, the more I believe that all of this is happening because it has
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