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out of duty, but he had yielded out of something far greater. In the days to come how would that affect him? And if she ever discovered the truth, how would she respond?
    “Would you like to denounce me?”
    Ren turned, surprised. “I can do that?”
    “Yes.”
    “Would that set you free?”
    “No,” Aidan said. “I would be free of you but never free to join another. I would be alone.”
    “Then of course not,” Ren said, unsure if he was relieved or disappointed. “I would never denounce you, Aidan, I promise you that. You’ve become part of my life. I’m honored you chose me, but I hurt for you as well.”
    “Why?” Aidan asked.
    “If the bond is as confining as you say, you’ll never know the beauty of love.”
    Aidan leaned forward until the torchlight from the corridor cast her face in a gentle glow. All Ren’s apprehension melted away. He knew without a doubt who she would become to him. Whether or not she could or would he refused to consider or question.
    She arched her eyebrows, drawing attention to her violet eyes. They drew the torchlight like jewels, so vibrant and pure they shook him like the sea at sunset.
    As the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile, Ren found himself grinning back.
    “The union is beauty enough,” she said. “Now, I give you my vow.”
    Aidan lifted his hand. “We join in faith, blind faith. It’s this faith that bridges the way between us, even if we cannot see. Everywhere you go, there I’ll be. Have faith in that, and have faith in me, as I will have faith in you – blind faith.”
    “Aidan,” Ren said, bowing his head, “it’s a pleasure to finally meet you.”
    Aidan’s smile widened, lighting the dark corners of the cell. “The pleasure is all mine.”
    - - -
    Lazo looked up when the library door opened, unsurprised to find Ramie Augustus and his captain, Fraul Joste, silhouetted against the light of the great hall. Lazo had been expecting the king of the Old Lands since that morning.
    Bentzen and Galvin, two of the castle guard, and Quinton, Ren’s captain, rose from their seats. Quinton flashed Lazo a look of caution, but Lazo quickly dismissed it. Quinton didn’t trust outsiders, but Lazo had a feeling Ramie would be needed in the weeks to come. Valor was now the recognized leader of Zier, hence the supreme ruler of Newlan. The only man who could possibly unseat him would be Ramie, the supreme ruler of the Old Lands.
    Lazo leaned back in his chair and glanced at his siblings, Jasta and Justin. The twins’ pale blue eyes barely moved in Ramie’s direction. Both were chattering with their inner voice, reviewing laws and treaties in search of one that could free Ren. To anyone else it would sound like nonsense, but to Lazo it was order in chaos. Jasta and Justin were trying to solve many mysteries at once.
    At times Lazo found himself wishing he wasn’t part of the trio. Although he had been honored his entire life for his intellect, trained at the Advisor Convent where all twins went to train, he was a triplet, separate from the twins yet isolated from the rest of society.
    Twins could hear each other’s thoughts. While one studied mathematics, the other could read the histories, but both learned at the same rate. A triplet learned even more rapidly, yet was excluded from the twins in subtle ways. Although he could hear the twins’ thoughts just as they could hear his, he was a separate entity, yet forever joined to the twins by a curse called the Mar. The Mar meant sure death. No twin had ever survived it; no triplet had ever tried.
    Jasta and Justin ceased their incessant chatter when they realized another had walked into the room.
    Lazo didn’t have to motion for Ramie to enter. The king of the Old Lands quickly made his way to the table. Lazo had yet to meet a man shorter than the Augustus leader, but when Ramie entered the room everyone seemed to shrink by comparison. Ramie had a commanding presence that demanded total submission, if not