"Who did you say she was again...the Lady Misha?" Neveah asked before she could stop herself.
Neveah did hear Lord Skiren's words from before, Lady Misha was the last rider who had faced the trials in his cave.
Neveah had also heard the words Lord Skiren had just said, of true bonds...but she just needed to be sure.
"Xenon's true rider and beloved." Lord Skiren replied without glancing back.
At the confirmation, Neveah felt her breath leave her for a moment as though she had been hit right in the gut.
A dull ache blossomed in Neveah's heart. All along, Neveah had known Xenon cared deeply for the strange woman called Misha.
It had only taken a portrait of her to have Xenon completely losing his wits, but Neveah had never heard from anyone of who Misha truly was.
No one spoke a word of her, no one dared for fear of inciting Xenon's rage and Neveah herself did not even dare ask.