"It was just a request, Damoen," she said.
"A request, really? Did you talk to the mother queen about this?" he asked.
She wanted to deny it, and her expression showed the answer he sought. "I know you, kaesha, when you set into something, you already acted on it regardless of my own feelings," he said and walked away from her.
The moment he walked away from his wife, he felt wretched. She was carrying their child and was hormonal, as the human metal said as she explained to him why pregnant women are easily emotional. He wanted to go back to her and soothe her. He regretted the words he said but needed to fix them.
He decided to see the woman who killed his mother and tried to kill him. He went to the heavily guarded tower, where she had been confined for many years. Lady Caerie was surprised when she saw him. She didn't expect him to visit her.
