CHAPTER 12 Standing on the balcony with a glass of wine, Nick was drinking away his frustrations; he was indubitably in a conundrum. The saying was true. “The people you love will change you, and the things you have learned will guide you.” He was on a path and did not know where it led. He was between a rock and a hard place. "How did things ever get this way? He was about to take his brother's child to the North. The North!!!" He ran his hands through his hair as he groaned in frustration. Firstly, she was too weak to be in the North. But now, the situation was even more peculiar. She could not shift. How would they react to this? He wondered. He was unsure what would happen, but he was ready to lay down his life to protect her. How he grew so fond of her after knowing her for less

