Chapter  331

ZADE Shawn looked at me with eyes that were far too old for his face, filled with guilt and pain that shouldn't belong to someone so young. "But I didn't fight. I just stood there while they took them away. I could have used my power, could have tried to stop them----" "And you would have gotten yourself killed or captured," Lyn said gently. "Shawn, I felt your memories through our connection. There were at least a dozen attackers, all trained combatants with coordinated tactics. You couldn't have stopped them alone. All you would have accomplished is adding yourself to their prisoner count." "But----" "But nothing," Lynn interrupted, her tone brooking no argument. "You survived. You reached out for help. You provided crucial intelligence that's going to help us mount a rescue operation. That's what matters. Not some impossible heroic fantasy where you single--handedly defeat a dozen supernatural warriors." Marcus returned with water and food, handing them to Lynn, who immediately pres