Eldric's POV

My eyes stung with anger, knowing my guess had been right all this while, and Lyanna had to go through that trouble because I had a bad judgment of people. I kept hurting her over and over again because of the people around me.

“Why are you not saying anything? Are you mad at me?” she asked, and I shook my head.

Why would she think that?

“No, I'm mad at myself. Why did I let you go through all that?” I snapped, and my face scrunched in regret. I should have protected her ...