You were pointed out to me once before—you were quite young then, perhaps only thirteen summers. I’m so sorry you had to go through that. No one should have had to. It wasn’t right of your father, and I was glad to hear of you flourishing even after everything he brought down on you.” “I didn’t realize people outside of the capital knew about it.” Remy was uncomfortably aware of the two pairs of eyes now trained on his back. Xiaodan would certainly be curious. And Malekh—he never really knew what Malekh thought.
