"I do not know what to do. It is an awful lot of work, everything you did to get me here. We will not have another chance like this, not until the next ceremony." Although Vienna had no idea how the time travel aspect worked, she understood that the next opportunity to lawfully get her inside the castle was at least a year away. "And who knows what will happen with your mother by then?" she said.
"But as you said, that is not your fight," Damien said.
Her shoulders slumped. "It might be. What if it is? I just do not know," she said.
"And that is actually fair. Just because your blood is special does not mean you are destined to battle here in the kingdom." His gaze lingered over her, and then he turned to watch the fire.
She stared at him, while he stared at the fire.
"I respect your
