*Noah*
As I stood there listening to Zara discuss matters with the scholars, I knew she was trying very hard to conceal all her distress, but I could hear it slipping into her tone. Her delicate features twisted with stress. I could see her brow furrowed and her shoulders completely tense.
This strange tattoo situation was adding to the pile of things she'd needed to deal with lately, and though she was handling it like a champion, I knew it was weighing on her more and more.
She'd just gone through the trauma of being captured and completely mistreated by those disgusting rogues. The thought of them made me clench my jaw.
At least they'd no longer be a problem. I knew I wouldn't let them go so easily if they tried pulling something again.
“This all is a lot," Zara said in a shaky t
