Chapter 98

Asher

When I left Ariezel in that hall, I didn't leave with hope or sorrow. No.

I left there broken, filled with rage and bearing a thirst for vengeance for the things Serena had done. For the things I ignorantly let happen.

Damn it. Damn it all. How stupid was I to have let it fly for so long?

The moment she had collapsed, I knew what was coming next. The panic, the harsh breathing, all things I had to recover from on my own after a harsh nightmare years ago. The only person who knew of them was Ambrose, who had accidentally encountered me in my room in the midst of them.He had told nobody of it, never mentioning it right after. It was one of the things that brought us to a trust after the initial master-servant dynamic we had from the moment I made him my personal assistant. The trust.

Ariezel never knew about them. It was practically impossible. Her presence alone soothed me so I never had nightmares. It was the other way around with me having to comfort her, bit I couldn't say tha