章 2016: Switching Roles (Part 2)

"We can use this as an opportunity to test the waters before moving back to Lutia. I'm as weak as your mother, but at least I'll have Jirni with me. If push comes to shove, you'll only have to rescue me." Kamila said.

Her plan was perfect.

It would test the goodwill of the Royals, check if there were traitors among the nobles, and even worked as a test run for the hazing that the Verhens should be expecting upon their return.

It was the kind of plan that Lith would have devised if he didn't care one bit about Kamila, turning her into a bait.

"I'm not going to use you like a disposable tool." Lith closed in to her, hugging her tightly. His wings popped out of his back, wrapping around her in an attempt to protect Kamila from the rest of Mogar.

"You are my light in the darkness. My beating heart. I'm not going to lie, you gave me the strength to overcome one of my darkest moments and the wall that kept me from reaching the violet, but you are weak.