“Fane Lupei,” Peri said, forcing her voice to remain strong despite her tears. “As usual, you wolves never cease to amaze me.” She held out her hand to him, and he took it in both of his. “As I have been your father and mother’s ambassador for as long as I can remember, I will stand as yours and Jacque’s as well.”
Fane bowed his head to her. “Thank you, Perizada of the high fae. You’ve been more than just an ambassador. You’ve been a friend. That means more to me than anything else. I hope you know how much you meant to my parents.”
She bit the inside of her cheek as she thought back to her many times spent with Vasile and Alina. The late-night meetings, the battles in which they’d fought side-by-side, the tears they’d cried over the injustices in the world, and the victories they’d shar
