He lowered his head and stared at the empty lane. Two guards patrolled by. "It is not my decision to make anymore. I am giving her a choice."

"No, you aren't. To uncollar her is to give her a choice, but to make her a Queen is to take the choice of her ever staying away from her. Please, don't do it... Please. You deserve to be happy! She deserves to be happy too!"

He will not budge. "She has a duty to her people. Once I uncollar her, being a free person isn't an ...