Tarana is gone.
Tarana is gone.Mooren’s words were my first thought when I opened my eyes.
Tarana is gone.
Tarana is gone.How could I face the others? She was dead because of my orders.
I tried to sit up, and a hand on my shoulder pushed me back down. It was Mooren. It took me a moment before I could find any words.
“I’m sorry,” I finally said. I couldn’t think of anything else.
“What are you sorry about?” He asked me.
He wanted me to say it. The whole thing. He wanted me to admit it was my fault she was dead.
“Tarana,” I said. “I got her killed. I know, it’s my fault. She’s dead because of me.”
He didn’t say anything and I looked at him in the dim light. His mouth hung open like he didn’t know what to say.
“That’s a load of crap!” he snapped.
“No, it’s not! I ordered—”
“What
