Helena’s Point of View
My mind was going a million miles an hour as we raced through the streets in a land that no longer felt like home. “How could I have not known? How does a mother not know someone has assumed their own child’s identity?” I said out loud but more to myself.
“Your Majesty, with all due respect this is not the time to go down that rabbit hole” Cedric said solemnly. “Right now, our entire focus needs to be on picking up Dr. Feather and Trice and getting all of you to safety.” Cedric was still pale from hearing the bombshell Baez dropped on us, “they’ll be plenty of time for the should’ve, could’ve, would’ve game later.” Safety. Cedric’s words snapped me out of my self-loathing, I reached across Baez and grabbed Dylan’s hand.
“Dylan, I need you to promise me that if a
