"What? What are you talking about?" What do you mean, mate?" Nylah was the one who broke through the silence; she looked anxious and desperate for an explanation from Vidalgo, and anyone could see her heart showing on her sleeve and her real feelings for him. Maybe this was why she did all this: she felt Eryna was taking Vidalgo from her, and she was desperate for his attention. "What’s done is done; I’ve talked to the king about it," Vidalgo says, making sure those words were clear with Zaydem, who hadn’t broken his gaze from Eryna once, especially since Vidalgo had taken her to his side. " Vidalgo I don’t understand," Eryna says, shocked by his sudden claim. "I’ll explain to you when we get back," he says before turning to his brother, "and Alpha Varagon calls for your presence; it’s

