I stood in the middle of the room and stared mindlessly at the wall while he awaited an answer- pulling the strings like a puppet master.

’Nobody said I could leave. I chose to’

’How will I make you learn?’

I swallowed the fear that rose and stuck my chin out.

’Learn what, my king?’

An eerie, heavy silence fell over the mind link and I was hoping that he got preoccupied with something else. However, the way that my body was stiff and anticipating was ...