Rodney couldn't grasp what was happening right before his very eyes. This woman before him, who had never looked at him affectionately, was now telling him she was proud of him?
This same woman who had banished him from the family because he lacked magical talent? The woman who had treated him like less than nothing?
'There has to be a reason for her actions. A scheme. Something. She would never treat me well without a reason.'
While Rodney's thoughts scrambled around in his head, Selena looked at him with sorrow. She could guess his thoughts, even without having to read them.
Of course, she knew he was right. She had been a terrible mother.
All for the sake of her house's prosperity. Such were the ways of Themiscus' high society.
But the truth was different. She had never forgiven herself for banishing him.
