The King's Obsession

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ront of me, I try not to panic that I've sp

shake my head, squeezing my eyes shut as I rake back through the fog that's concealing my

who woke me earlier's husband. He's a healer, named Alex, having walked i

edith asks, twisting a loose strand of hair arou

admit. "I just know I nee

as fuzzy as it may appear. I'm not sure why they are in the Emerald Province, but it means a lot

ys kindly. Meredith and Alex are salt of the earth people, who clearly live a

e no evidence of that, but everything

Do you remember it, I

e thing I'm certain

d Meredith seem to wince at the memory of discovering me, cau

d to give me memory loss, leaving me with no way of finding out who did it, or who exactly I am forgetting. I can tell there is

crawling across grass, or maybe a forest floor. Deep bruises litter my arms, along with a myriad of small cuts. A l

I look toward the window, through the gap in the curtain. A

think I remember being told they

track them down for

ef glimpses of walking toward their home, accompanied by someone. Eventually Alex is able to t

find much...Nig

ken abilities. A King, a rebellion. These nightmares assault me so vi

ightmares, the

r dead bodies, having been discarded like I was one of them. And yet nothing about the weeks

the ceiling while I let each memory slide into it's releva

lot to fi

om the river and survived. Tai is likely dead, or still in

them will kn

s, ignoring the protest of my sore limbs and injured skin. I need to get back

is, if Evolet's reaction on our

om my room, already having breakfast prepared for me. I waste no time digging in. As m

kind to me," I say, swal

g in the mellow morning light. "Com

d my parents town. My eyes are glued out the window as we pass through it, until the entrance to their drivewa

r. I don't bother knocking, barging straight into their livin

the floor as he gets to his fee

ng, which is a little too big on me after I spent weeks walking through the forest

river and I surv

me, reaching out to touch my skin, as if he's convinced he's dreaming. Whe

m, passing from father's arms to mothers. She clut

rom either Tai or M

isn't going to think I am. And considering he's a prolific hunter, and presumi

naged an escape like I did. I must have fallen unconscious after drinking from the river

er nails as she looks over at me. "If you su

d survive drinking from the river, so maybe it just happened to w

back of my throat, the slight throbbing between my temp

me. "You will nee

im, although I can't force

they aren't fond of Tai, considering that the only reason I'm in this mess is

ill have the skills to help me with whatever is go

, glancing up at my mother. "I think

. "Then that's where I