"Because leaving you was the only way I believed you could survive." She said.
Then the image vanished.
The chamber fell silent, and I stared at the empty space where my mother had been.
For years, I had carried anger toward Lyriana because I believed she had abandoned me without explanation, but now that anger was colliding with something I wasn't ready to accept.
Maybe she hadn't abandoned me. Maybe she had sacrificed everything.
Draven moved toward me, although he stopped before touching me.
"You heard what she said." He said.
"I heard enough to make everything worse. What if she intended to return for me?" I whispered, and I rubbed my palms together as tears gathered in my eyes.
"Then perhaps she never stopped trying to protect you." He said and I looked at him.
"You sound ver
