“Are you alright?” At Liira’s gentle voice in my mind link, the tremors in my hands intensified and I could only shake my head while I stared at them through teary eyes.
“I see it. All their blood, grandmother.” Grateful for the privacy of the mind link and the royal carriage, I melted into Liira’s outstretched arms. “It’s everywhere.” I’d washed my hands to the point of almost peeling off my own skin, but none of that had helped with erasing the bloody image that was forever imprinted on my soul. While everyone had celebrated the victory which I’d unexpectedly played a huge part in, I’d only felt broken at the sight of all the blood and the dead. While everyone gushed about the fearlessness I’d displayed, while they proudly spoke of their future queen, the chocking sounds made by those w
