Northstar Vale Let myself drift on and on

He sighed. What if he was wrong? What if his worries held no merrit?

Viskani would lose her faith in him, surely. His newfound title ripped from him and his purpose dissolved back into nothing more than a waste of space. 

But what if he was right? If he said nothing, and something happened to Pala, her children—to Chandra—he would gladly place himself before Viskani, open throat, to receive what he would be owed. And that was what drove his honesty.

“I hope my worries are based on my inexperience, but I don’t feel as though Pala left on her own accord.” He let the words settle before he continued, his eyes searching hers. 

“Chaudry told me that he would not help her to put Julienne as heir, so she left. Julienne is here with your son because Pala did not want her.” He shook his head, disbelief evident. “I do not understand how a mother could leave her child behind only to take the others.”