Chapter 80

• He's awake, Rhea. He's awake on your account. Because you shattered the bond. Because you struggled for him." A healer stood beside Rhea, Mira Ebonshade, her eyes hushed with a feeling of pride.
• Micah Mooncrest, Rhea's brother, sat on a cot in the make-shift infirmary. His tired-sad eyes now sparkled bright, clear, and full of abiding gratitude. Thin, pale, but very much alive.
• "I heard the war. I heard your voice. You are a Queen," Micah whispered, his voice thick from disuse. "You did it. You won."