“The Vessel Holder was a bastard but I am not. Do not let her existence hurt you, mother, it is something she no longer has. She really tried to retain her body but I prevailed. My purpose keeps me—”
“What is your purpose?” The Queen snapped.
“To be sacrificed for the rest to be saved,” Belladonna answered readily.
The Queen’s hands cradled the surface of her daughter’s glass coffin. She swayed on her feet and Jyris’s father helped her stay stable.
Belladonna wondered whether there was a relationship between them. If it was something Jyris knew about, if it was another reason why he hated his Father, and most especially, if it was something she could use to her advantage.
Bori didn't act surprised.
She was probably overthinking the small gesture or maybe she wasn't.
