Lyanna’s POV
The moment I stepped out of the cave, my legs gave way beneath me.
I knelt on the damp ground, my body trembling as I finally allowed myself to feel the burden of what had just happened.
Eighteen years.
Eighteen long, torturous years.
And now, she was here. My daughter.
Elara.
My hands dug into the earth as silent sobs wracked my body.
I had not prepared for this moment, nor envisioned it, I thought I would never see her again but now she was truly in front of me, I couldn't bring myself to say it. I couldn't reach for her, couldn't tell her who I was.
Because I believed she wasn’t ready.
Maybe if she knew, it would break her.
I wasn't sure I was making the right choice. But I had to protect her, no matter how much it hurt.
A presence stirred behind me, and I felt
