*Erik POV*
Two months. Vanessa and I had been gone from this world for two months when it had seemed only a few hours. And in that time Falcon and Hawke had divided the country in two; the Southern region was controlled by Hawke (where Vanessa and I currently found ourselves) while Falcon maintained control in the North.
The Royal Capital lay in the center and was controlled by what was left of my father’s loyalists. They did not dare pick a side while there was no clear advantage from either side. There was no word about Roger or my resistance force. For all I knew they had scattered or had been discovered and wiped out.
I was livid but did my best to hide my panic. I did not want Vanessa to see my weakness and worry, she had lost her father and was no doubt worried about the fate of her family after Vadon had named them enemies of the state.
I glanced over to her side of the bed and found her eyes wide open.
“I take it you can’t sleep either.”
