Lyanna’s POV

I took several shaky breaths to steady my breathing because my emotions were all over the place. I didn’t want to take out my anger on him and risk looking unreasonable. I wanted to act as unaffected as possible, even if it was all a pretense.

“Lyanna, I apologize, but the situation is not as simple as you think. I can’t do things just because..” he began, but I cut him off.

“You don’t need to apologize to me, Your Majesty. You don’t owe me any loyalty. After I ...