He squeezed my hand one more time before letting go. It was a small gesture, however with Treddian, who was raised in this world to not show affection to another man's woman or risk death, it was a huge step.
I turned my attention to the last two people who stepped up to me and raised my eyebrows when I saw it was Ethallia and Synne.
“What is it you need, my ladies?" Tohr asked them gently.
“Your Majesty, we wish to plead our loyalty to the Queen, as well. Without her here, our lives would have been very different, and now we would be honored if she would accept them in return," Synne replied softly.
“That is not necessary," I replied to them.
“Your Highness, with all due respect, you gave us our lives back and the courage to take charge of them. There is nothing we want to do mor
