Nathan’s POV
I was losing my patience. That realization should have concerned me more than it did. Patience had kept me alive after my banishment. Patience had helped me build alliances while Damon sat comfortably on the throne. Patience had allowed me to gather support without exposing myself too early. Every victory I had achieved since leaving the kingdom had come from waiting until the right moment.
Now I was beginning to hate waiting.
I stood in the training yard watching warriors spar while my thoughts remained hundreds of miles away. With Elodie. Again. Always Elodie. The problem was that every new piece of information made staying away harder. The poison. The disappearing servants. The fear spreading through the palace. Nyra's increasing desperation. Every road led back to the s
