I wasn't expecting Ireem to be a gentle place. Betrayal and dishonor had brought me to the city; I did not seek kindness upon it's slavetrading shores.
As I search for a safe place to bear my child, hunted by what seems to be the entire city and even my own kind, I find myself cherishing in my heart the brief moments of kindness that have touched me even here.
Julian the Magi alone has the power to save us, yet he cannot know of my weakness. He may be a greater danger to me than all the others; I cannot show him the power he has over me for fear of what he might do to my very soul.
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