"It's not that I want to. I have to. I failed my vow by not saving Phloria but now I have fulfilled it by avenging her. Thrud took Phloria away from us and I took away everything she had. It won't bring Phloria back, but it's the best trade I could get.
"I'm now at peace with myself and ready to bid her goodbye. If I don't, the hole in my heart left by her death will never start to heal." Lith said.
"About that, where's Valeron the Second?" Kamila's tone sounded casual but she was inwardly worried about the baby and how he would upend the life as they knew it.
"I'm sorry for deciding it by myself, Kami, but I had to." Lith took her hand and shared the recent events with a mind link.
"You did the right thing. I'm proud of you." She clenched his hand, helping him to stand up.