#Chapter 215: Too Much to Ask

Lyra POV

“We could ask Selka.”

"I can't," Kaelen said, his voice barely audible.

"Okay," I replied easily.

He was silent for a long moment before loosening his grip just enough to look at my face. "Okay?"

"Of course," I said. "I'm not going to pressure you to do something that's painful for you. We'll find another way."

Kaelen stared at me like I’d grown a second head. The heavy bags under his eye