Refusal to Bow

MAEVIA

Torin stood motionless across the busy cobblestone street. The noise of the merchants and carts simply vanished as I met his dark, intense stare. He had seen everything. He had watched me walk out of that trade hall with my head bowed in crushing defeat. My secret attempt to build a life outside of his shadow was now out in the open. I expected him to cross the street, to demand an explana