Killing Juventas could have been my biggest mistake, but it ended up being the best thing I could possibly have done.
It was more than the fact I needed revenge, or that I was acting on instinct and doing what it took to keep us safe - it changed the way I thought about things, and it proved to Caius that giving me power was the right thing to do.
I thought he might be angry at me, but he never questioned my decision and when he was fully healed he asked me to listen to the things he had been thinking about while he was recuperating.
I didn't know what to expect, but we sat in the courtyard together in the warmth of the evening sun drinking delicately spiced honey wine.
He hadn't made a big deal about it when he passed me the cup, but the drink was something from my homeland and I had
