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“What if it was?” I said without an ounce of remorse.
He shook his head. “Not all those alfar were evil like him, Gen. They didn’t deserve to die like that.”
“Their sacrifice was worth the reward,” I said coldly, turning to look at him.
He looked at me with disappointment for the first time. “I know he hurt you, but those alfar?—”
“What? Were they nice, civil, merciful even? Does it not please you that some of those alfar who lay dead in that hall right now were the same males who took Madison against her will? Who spat on her? Who beat her? Who looked down upon you? Do you not feel the slightest feeling of satisfaction from their deaths?”
“Who am I to condemn them?”
I crossed my arms and huffed. “You sound like a Christian. Do you realize that?”
“Revenge isn’t worth the cost of even one innocent life,” he whispered.
“That is where your opinion and mine differ. To me, it was worth all of them,” I said coldly, getting up from the couch and moving to the balcony.
Gaelin returned an hour later. We surrounded him for an update.
“The king and queen are dead. Princess…Queen Daealla has survived. We have captured Otar and are holding him for questioning,” said Gaelin.
“How many others were lost?” asked Levos.
“Fifty-eight light alfar,” replied Gaelin.
“And humans?” asked Madison.
I held my breath.
“None. Not a single one.”
I exhaled, fighting a smile. I felt Levos’s eyes on me, but I didn’t acknowledge his judgment.
“It is safe for you to return to your room. Stay together tonight, just in case.” Gaelin said to Levos and Madison. They nodded, taking their leave.
Gaelin collapsed on the bed, looking exhausted and overwhelmed. I went to him, wrapping my arm around his shoulder, trying to provide him with comfort. I kissed his head, running my hand through his smooth white hair.
“I am glad you’re okay,” I said.
He turned to me, pulling my head to his. “For a moment there, I thought I was going to lose you.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“There was a moment when I looked up and saw Otar standing next to you. I thought he was going to tear you to shreds like the others, but he just vanished.”
I swallowed, praying he didn’t connect the dots.
“It must be your human blood.”
“What?”
“Your human blood. He must not kill humans or something along those parameters. It is almost improbable that he didn’t kill a single human. Something must prevent him from doing so. I don’t know yet, but I will find out. I am just thankful you are okay. I couldn’t get to you fast enough. You were just standing there in the middle of it all, not moving. Are you okay? It must have been traumatic to see all of that.”
I smiled at him, nodding my head. “I’m okay. I will be okay, I mean,” I said, trying to seem casual yet a bit stirred up. “I guess this means you’re king now.”
He smiled and nodded. “I guess so. It happened faster than I expected, but what’s done is done. Too bad Daealla survived,” he said.
I chuckled, leaning my head on his shoulders. “Yeah, sorry about that.”