She wanted to kick her feet into any surface she could connect with.
Every time the blasted man was near, her whole body betrayed her, spiralling out of control.
And the only thing she had succeeded in getting out of him was protection for Aurora.
She was still his Cupbearer. Still bound to him whether she liked it or not.
Because he didn't want her to leave.
She hadn't actually planned on leaving just yet - not when Jarren was very serious about abducting her, not when the King was almost poisoned, not when Redmare claimed she owed him.
She and Rory wouldn't make it a day outside here, except they disappeared to the South.
And to do that, they needed money. A lot of money.
A woman couldn't be hired for manual services and she wasn't paid a dime as his 'Esteemed' Cupbearer. She thought of selling the watch she had, but it was the only thing of her father's she had left.
Yeren would never give her money - because he was against her leaving.
