My anger is nothing compared to his, and I fear that he will try to call Tiberius to account for himself. I can’t let that happen. What is between Tiberius and I will come to a head when the time is due and not before. I won’t go into that battle unprepared, there is too much at stake for me to risk it. I just need Father to arrive; he will be able to guide me to the right decision.
Ljubica rests comfortably against my shoulder, her small chest rising and falling, her eyes closed as she sleeps. I get up and pace the floor for a while, needing to move. I haven’t left the chamber in nearly two weeks; the confines of the four walls close in around me, I need to perform a morning salutation. I can’t leave the twins alone, and I can’t take them with me, not when they are so vulnerable.
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