“This was not the city you were raised in,” whispered Crasedes. “Not the house you wished to rule over. Not the world you wished to birth. You saw a future being written that you did not wish to live in. And when you tried to take your house back, he made sure you knew how powerless you were. So you did what was right. You did what was necessary. But the consequences…the consequences are something you struggle to live with every day. Aren’t they?” “I didn’t want this,” she whispered. “No,” said Crasedes. “You didn’t.”
