CHAPTER 52: QUITE THE FIRST IMPRESSION.BARAKAR'S POV.

Lying in the hot bath as I got ready for the welcome dinner with the nobles, I reminisced on how Raya sensibly pulled me out of the ill feeling I was caught up in, being back in that place. The memory I had of that place was an unpleasant one.

I smiled as I lay my head on the edge of the tub, looking up at the ceiling. What Raya did made an indelible mark on my heart, which I hadn't thanked her for, yet.

I got up from the tub, my hair ...