Chapter Thirty Six

**Thalia**

I was relieved when Rylan's chest started rising and falling in the rhythm of sleep. I knew he hadn't slept much in the last two nights. He seemed nervous about how I would react to what happened back at the dragons keep, but I, in all honesty, felt amazing. I felt free. Not just free in the sense of I wasn't chained to a wall anymore, but free from the black

cloud that had been followi