Chapter 45

• I did not know what it meant to be needed. In all my years of trying to make myself relevant, I knew that no one truly needed me. If I died, no one would be at a loss. A few people may remember me fondly but in the end, I was someone who did not have an impact on the world.
• I was the exact opposite of Beta Sinclair, my beloved adoptive father, who did what he could for me. He had died trying to reach me and I couldn’t help the feeling that I had taken a precious person from the world. A person that was needed by a lot of people. I had stolen such a man from the world.
• “Mari, what are you doing here?” I met Asher when I went to find Riven.