CHAPTER 11If anyone understood how the world could change because of the power of a single man, I did. That did not mean, however, that I wasn’t just as astonished as Tylen was.
I had known the Regent to be kind and respectful throughout the six months I’d lived within his walls, but I had never suspected the depths of what he knew, nor the lengths he’d taken to ensure my safety. He hadn’t trusted those around him to treat me kindly and used the cage to protect me from their negligence.
And now he would just liberate me? Offer me a place of respect within a society that had always scorned or ignored me?
“You get to be free.” Tylen’s whisper was nearly lost as he launched himself at me, his strong arms wrapping around my back to pull me into a crushing embrace. His lips found the side of
