I woke up feeling sore all over, but I found myself sleeping in Octavia's arms. We were in a moving car. I tried to blink the haze from my eyes in case I was dreaming. Octavia felt me stirred and released me. I sat up and looked around.
"Where are we?" I asked, feeling confused.
"We're going back home," she said.
"What about the court?"
"They released us," she said. "The King granted us amnesty."
"We're free?" I asked, still unable to believe what I heard.
"Yes we are, you've earned us both the right to live," she said and smiled. "Thank you very much, Viv, for everything."
I returned the smile and Octavia pulled me back into her arms, and I felt so tired I couldn't find the strength to ask anything further. My head rested on her chest, listening to her soothing heartbeat, and bef
