#Chapter 56: Inner Turmoil

XADEN POV Maeve’s eyes widened. “What does that mean?” she asked, leaning closer and squeezing my hand. I could feel tremors shake her body. “You’ll be going off to war…?” Truthfully, that was a question I was not able to answer at that time. I wanted more than anything to reassure her, to dissuade her worries with confidence and say that would never happen, but I found myself unable to. Especially after that sudden meeting I had just left with my father and brothers. The things we were learning… the harsh chaos of the battle… It all seemed too real to deny. --- A few hours earlier… I was running. I wasn’t sure what exactly was happening or why I had been summoned to Father’s office so suddenly, but still, I was running. The urgency in Royal Beta Samson’s voice was impossible for me to just ignore. Having served alongside my father for as long as I could remember, he was normally a very stoic man, speaking only when addressed and always lurking in the very promin