Lyanna’s POV

My body went cold hearing that, and I wondered if Eldric could truly be capable of something so horrendous. He had only been a little boy when it happened. There had to be more to the story than what met the eye, and I refused to judge him unfairly.

I didn’t know if he was saying it just to cheer me up, but he didn’t look like someone who had cracked a joke that could be brushed aside.

“What happened? I know you’re gatekeeping the reason, but I want to know. Why would ...