Mike’s POV My worry started to dissipate as I received word that Ithuriel had eyes on Lily. He told me he had followed her to a park and he would send me a further update in an hour. I was glad she was safe. My guess was she had went to the park she used to when growing up at the orphanage, it was always a place for her to escape. I thought back to when she first took me to her special spot. My heart ached for her hearing her talk about the sanctuary it had become; her life was never easy yet she remained strong through it all. A pang of guilt shot through me at that thought, now it wasn’t easy once again because of us. Our war had changed her way of life, a life she had worked hard for. Internally I scolded myself for how I had acted, I should have been more compassionate to her. My be

