Damien
Shaking his head, Damien forced himself to shed the thought away. He’d never see that man again, so what good was it thinking about him? Aneela was his future, no one else. And right nowise was magnificent, a true queen on the path toward her throne. Gone was the fearsome spiteful girl from the dungeons and the training room. Gone was the neurotic heiress who could not believe she didn’t turn into a true witch the moment her birthday came.
She walked with a steady gate, her eyes narrowed at the goal and nothing else. She was not complaining from the heat or the stench and the sewer water splashing at their feet right now. Gritting her teeth she marched alongside him as an equal. She seemed completely concentrated, iron born.
They walked in silence for the longest time until the
