Now that she was assured her place in my heart was irreplaceable, an interrogation followed about what exactly I had done to invite the wrath of the dragons.
I recounted the battle against Vincent and Felix, the subsequent clashes with the leaders of the Floraisan and Neige Clans, my father's death, and the confrontation with the ancestors.
Evangeline's jaw clenched, her eyes lowering in guilt. Knowing what she was thinking, I rose to a sitting position beside her and gently touched her cheek.
"Don't blame yourself, Vivi. It's not as if you were absent by choice."
She knew about the complicated relationship between me and the Sovereign. No matter how much I opposed his way of ruling, I still loved him as family. Not being there when I received the news of losing my only blood relative was the reason for her guilt.
"But, My Lord... what kind of wife am I if I couldn't support you when you needed me the most?" Evangeline replied, frustration clear in her voice.
