Chapter 39 I'll Help Her

• “Where have you been, Kael? Do you know how worried I’ve been about you?” Umbra asked, her voice filled with concern.
• They were alone in Kael’s chamber, and she was helping him button up a more formal shirt—far more elegant than what he’d been wearing earlier. Ever since Kael’s parents had died, Umbra had taken on the role of his mother. And when they were alone like this, she always addressed him by his name, not his title.
• “I’m back now, Umbra. You can stop worrying.”