Vance's POV I really don't know how I feel about the whole thing. It's too many emotions, far beyond what even happened. Back at the palace was quiet as I hoped, but I expected to still be disturbed by Nadia. I mean, I would be surprised if she didn't. I saw the agitation in her when I walked in through the door. I don't know, and honestly don't care, what she was thinking. My eyes were closed shut, but I could sense her nervousness by how she was all around me. And she definitely did not expect the question I popped. I didn't either. She stood dumb for a while, a long while. Then I got up and looked straight into her eyes, if there was a mirror, I probably would have terrified myself. I felt anger, a lot of it, but it wasn't all channeled at her. But that's the thing she'd never

