Chapter 23

Garrett and I managed to leave the Western Palace without incident. I was glad that I'd decided to go there. I learnt so much about Lady Freya and her unique ability and I'd even gotten some information about my biological father-well, not directly, but at least now I knew that there was someone out there who knew him. That one fact made Lucas feel more real, more tangible. If I could somehow locate Ezra, then I'd be able to find Lucas. It was weird how he never tried to contact me in all these years. Maybe he'd found out about what Emperor Caden did to my mother and decided it would be best if he stayed as far away from me as possible. Or perhaps he simply wanted nothing to do with me. What if I was doing all of this just to get in touch with someone who couldn't care less about me? That would be truly heartbreaking. "Hey, do you think you'd be able to travel back to the Western Palace using your portal?" I asked Garrett. He raised an eyebrow at that. "Why wo