"War? As in real war?" Straw had to ask Berryanna again. Maybe she had heard wrong. Berryanna going to war with Queen Peachtree for refusing to marry her or give her Straw's eyes.
"Yes, war," Berryanna confirmed once again.
Straw immediately stepped in front of her, blocking her path.
"I get that you're obsessed with me in a way I still don't understand. But the length of you choosing to go to war for me… it's shocking."
Berryanna stopped walking. For a moment she simply looked at Straw, her face calm in a way that almost made the words sound smaller than they were. War. The word felt heavy in the air between them.
"Don't worry, you won't be harmed. I'll make sure of that. Just put your mind at rest."
Straw let out a short breath that almost sounded like a laugh.
"I can't. What if something bad happens to you? You go to war and never return." Her voice lowered slightly. "I end up lonely, longing for my wife and filled with regrets."
