“I am an Untouched,” she said firmly, standing her ground for the first time after everything had turned into ruins for her. “I am blessed in the River of Damess, and have sworn an oath to the One God. If you take off my veil, I will forever be ruined, and my duty to give Dragons the power to shift would no longer be possible. Without the Selection, you cannot just choose to do as you wish, Lord.”
Caspian clenched his jaw. His face reveals that he’s had enough of every argument she raises. She had been contradicting him since she stepped out of the House. Though she is scared beyond her wits, she could not just accept everything that’s being thrown at her, the reason she’s being bold not only for herself, but for her House. Her Master just died and even when all is a mess, she needed to k
