“All we can be grateful for is that we survived. The battle may have been lost, but the war is far from over while we still live. I have Nik to thank for keeping me from spiraling into helplessness. He grounded me, reminded me always that while I was the ward to his father, I was still the Queen of Fenstead.” Her voice strained with ache. Her head formed a dull throb. Tauria all but whispered, “He never let me forget that.”
