21. Strong and WeakTristan watched Branwyn and Aiden disappear into the night. He let his head drop into his hands. He had thought it would be easier once they were back at the village, but hearing Aiden’s story in full only twisted the pain deeper into his chest. Branwyn had practically called Aiden an Eagle Rider. Why should he be the one to befriend an Eagle? Why did he get to fly? Tristan was the one who had been training his whole life for this.
He sighed and scuffed his foot on the ground. It should have been him. If he had not been injured in the escape from Teraan City, then it would have been. He would have flown with Iolair alongside the Eagle Riders. Now every time he heard the Eagle’s name, he felt cheated and forgotten all over again. Did all his years of service and training
