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 pressed the