Lyn His honest revelations actually arouse my compassion after all. How can this be? I should loathe him, hate him, yet I simply cannot muster those feelings within me. He has killed people, ice cold and uncaring, how can I have compassion for such a monster? I despise myself for it. This arrogant prince who so coldly enslaves, oppresses and executes other humans as well as vampires obviously has something of a soft side after all. Why else would he spend all this time with me, helping me, washing me and supporting me. He saved me from Jaromir's wrath, apologized for what his brother did to me, and even wanted to grant me a wish. Perhaps I would soon be able to hold Emma in my arms. Maybe soon she would be free from enslavement. Free to make her own decisions and live a real life. He even

