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By the time he fell silent he was bare
inches from her and staring down with the expression of a fanatic
on his face.
    “I didn’t run from him because I didn’t love
him Caleb. Don’t make my pain sound less than yours. I ran because
I had to. I was pregnant Caleb, I had no choice. I couldn’t let him
discover I was a Blight, especially not with you in his house. Do
you remember how many dinners I sat through listening to you brag
about slaughtering my people. Do you have any idea how many nights
I watched you return drenched in blood that I knew wasn’t your own?
How could I admit to what I was knowing Micah’s hatred and knowing
you would kill me for simply existing?” Onvalla’s voice rose as
well and to Shades astonishment there were tears forming in her
eyes.
    “I don’t hate you for being a Blight. I hate
you for being a liar, Onvalla. Had you not lied to him in the
beginning matters would be different between us. Maybe you should
have shown him honesty and you wouldn’t have had to run!” Caleb
snarled back as his anger sprang to life once more. “Micah gave you
everything he was and you gave him lies and ran when he needed you.
You knew he couldn’t follow you. Sebastian’s life depended on him
staying, and so he sent me to follow you, and now everything I had
is gone because of it. You are as guilty of Micah’s death as the
Rivasans are. If not for you I would have saved them all!”
    “You arrogant bastard do you really believe
you could have stopped an entire Rivasan army?” Onvalla growled
back with equal venom.
    “I believe I could have talked my sister from
fighting as well as Micah. I believe I could have led them all from
the city before the Rivasans even closed to fighting distance, and
if you think about it clearly you will realize I could have as
well. They all listened to me and no one knows that area better
than I do. Had it come to fighting though you know I would have
made the difference that spared Micah. Had I been there he would be
alive.” Caleb replied coldly.
    Shade glanced between the two of them and a
faint smile rose on his lips as he fully digested everything that
had been said. It wasn’t that the topic was a pleasant one at all,
but he finally saw his chance, finally he had enough knowledge of
the situation to negotiate. Jala you tricky bitch, did you know
what you were doing or is this just more of the luck that seems to
favor you ? Carefully he wiped the smile from his face and
cleared his throat. “Lady Onvalla. Where is your child now?” Shade
broke in loudly and his words seemed to stun them both to silence.
To his amusement they both turned to look at him with matching
expressions of disbelief as if they couldn’t believe he had the
audacity to interrupt them.
    “Dead.” Onvalla said quietly and brushed a
stray tear from her cheek. “He learned of his father when he
scanned my mind and thought me a coward for running. He left for
Arovan as soon as he was old enough to travel to join his father in
the fighting. I haven’t seen him since. I’ve sent Granger to search
for him, but there has been no sign. He is dead, and I don’t even
know who killed him, the Rivasans, or his father.” Her voice was
monotone as she spoke and there was no trace of anger left on her
face, only grief. She turned away from them both and paced slowly
back to the window.
    “All the more reason for you to allow me to
accompany Shade, it’s just another reason to kill them, Onvalla.”
Caleb growled.
    “And what would stop you from returning to
Arovan and leading your people back here once Rivasan has suffered
your wrath Caleb?” Onvalla demanded in a weary voice.
    “I said Kevala’drin Onvalla don’t
pretend like you don’t know the word. You know full well what it
means. Aside from that however my promise to Micah would keep me
from leading them back here. Even if he didn’t know what you truly
were his order was to guard you and protect you from harm. I swore
I would and