19
TRIAL AT THE RIVER
She doesn't love me anymore, Dayvian thought painfully, swallowing the burning pain behind his eyes. He stared at his hands, forcing them to not tremble. Tanzaa has passed on, outgrown me, left me for her Wise One friends. That he had done this to himself only added to the emotional misery. The loss had not hit him yet, but the haze left in his brain from the spell, and the splitting headache only added to his malaise. He wanted to curl up on the bed and never move again. How could he have thought he could do anything here?
Dayvian had not expected much, but he had always held faith that Tanzaa would support him. She would always love him, he thought. But instead, she stood on the other side of the door, saying goodbye to Rashel. Tanzaa showed reluctance in support
