#Chapter 57 Bonded by Guilt

Kaine I’ve gone through the border reports three times now and still haven’t absorbed a word. My thoughts circle the same two moments. The rogue attack in the forest. and then, just hours later, the Captain creeping toward Ember’s tent with a blade. Two separate events. Two deliberate attacks. The first could have killed her. The second nearly did. He wanted her gone. The rogue was never meant to scare her. It was supposed to finish her. And when it failed, he didn’t wait long to try again. If I hadn’t been awake- I force myself to breathe. I toss the latest report on the desk and gather the older ones into a single folder. I need a fresh set of eyes. She shouldn’t be reviewing anything this late, not after what she’s been through, but I know Ember. She’ll be working anyway. I leave my office and make my way through the quieter wing of the palace. The corridor to her office is dim, but I see the faint light glowing beneath the door. She’s still in there. Of course she is