Talia's POV I literally haven't been anywhere more majestic than this palace. "The king would hardly believe his eyes." He said, now beaming at me. I was struggling to keep up. Things were moving too fast, just seconds away I discovered that Kael was almost half dead in the bathroom, and I'm being taken in like I'm some trophy to a king I've never met. Kael was still unconscious and between life and death, I began to feel like a bad person. If roles were reversed, I'm sure he'd have been by my side throughout. "I'm lost." I replied to him. He simply looked at me and looked away, but kept my hands locked in his. I was beginning to hate him. Hate him for the fact that I ever came across him, for taking me away from Kael, and for coming to make a fool of me by bringing me in these

