Nyx
I didn't care what they were saying anymore.
They could scream, insult me, curse my name until their throats bled...it wouldn't change a single damn thing. I still stood by every word I had spoken. I shouldn't be going to Morvalis. I had done nothing wrong. Nothing that deserved this kind of punishment, this kind of exile into whatever fresh nightmare waited behind those cursed walls.
And Thorne…
I had never asked him to fight for me. Not once.
We weren't friends. We had never been friends. If anything, we should barely tolerated each other on our best days.... two sharp edges constantly scraping against one another, sparking irritation more often than understanding. So why did he keep throwing himself headfirst into trouble because of me? Why did he keep stepping between me and the world like some reckless, self-appointed shield I never requested?
I didn't want it. I didn't want any of this tangled mess.
