*Maddox*

It’s too much.

I have too much to take care of right now, too many things to think about and do, to sit here and consider the possibility that Isla’s brother has just died, gone to the island of Maatua, and then been brought back by her tears or blood or both. No, with the uprising that just happened in the courtyard, I can’t even begin to process it right now.

I know that I will come across as an absolute jackass if I even try it at the moment. Isla is ...