AEMIN
"Go ahead."
I look up at her. And she shifts her dress to the side, perched on the lower branch of the oak tree. The rising sun lights up the delicate lines of her face as she looks towards the cottage.
Where Rinei is.
I hesitate.
"Are you going to leave?"
She nods. "Yes. You know I can't stay for long."
"They will ask questions. Especially my fiancée, who I just completely abandoned back at the Gala."
...fiancée?
"Okay," I murmur, looking back toward the small cottage. "Thanks for bringing me here. Keeping me safe and all."
A part of me doesn't want to leave her.
But I couldn't just return with her either.
Our worlds were different.
Her glacier eyes narrow. "This is not goodbye, Aemin. Quit acting like it is. I will be back tomorrow night, and whenever I can find time t
