Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Wedding

The art of diplomacy is that, with luck, you know more of your opponent's secrets than he knows yours.Always be in a strong position when shooting.These are Shrewd maxims, and Verity lives by them. "You'll have to find Prestige, Verity's last hope." We sat on the hillside above the palace in the predawn gray.We didn't get very far.The terrain is steep and I'm not physically fit enough to hike.I began to suspect that Regal's kick had brought back the old wound Garen had inflicted on my ribs, and every deep breath I took felt like a knife stab.Regal's poison still makes me shudder, and my legs often go weak without warning.I couldn't stand on my own because my legs were bent down to support me, and I couldn't even hold the tree trunk to straighten myself because my arms had no strength.In the forest around us, birds were calling for the dawn, squirrels were stockpiling food for the winter, and insects were chirping.In such an exuberant environment, it was difficult for me to contemplate how much of the damage to my body was permanent.Is the strength of my youth over, and nothing but trembling and feebleness remain?I tried to get the question out of my mind, trying to concentrate on the larger problems facing the Six Duchies.I quieted myself the way Chade had taught me.Surrounded by an endless sea of ​​trees, there was an air of peace and tranquility.I can understand why Yiyou didn't cut down these trees for timber.The soft needles under our bodies, the soothing fragrance of the trees, I wish I could just lie down and sleep like the big nose next to me.Our pains are still intertwined, but at least Big Nose can escape its pain by sleeping. "What reason do you have to believe that Prestige will help us?" Burrich asked. "If I can get him here." I pulled my thoughts back to the dilemma before us. "I don't think he was involved in it, I think he's still loyal to the king." I told Burrich what I knew, as if I had carefully arrived at my own conclusions.It was unlikely that Burrich would be persuaded by the voices I overheard in my head, so I couldn't tell him that since Galen hadn't suggested killing Vanesse, he probably didn't know about their plot.I'm not even sure what happened to my experience.Emperor Zun doesn't know Skills, even if he does, how can I hear the skill transmission between the other two?No, it must be something else, some other kind of magic.Was it cast by Galen?Can he use such powerful magic?I have no idea.There are so many things I don't know.I forced myself to put all of this aside, at least for now the information fits the facts I know more than any assumptions I can imagine. "If he's loyal to the king, and he's not suspicious of Regal, then he's loyal to Regal," Burrich pointed out, as if I was being smart. "Then we have to find a way to force him. We must warn Verity." "Yeah, of course, I just need to go into the palace, hold a knife to Wei Yi's back, and walk him out swaggeringly." , no one will bother us." I tried desperately to find a way. "Bribe someone, lure him here, and sneak up on him." "Even if I can find someone to bribe, what can we use as a bribe?" "I have this." I touched the ear earrings.

Burrich almost jumped up when he saw it. "Where did you come from?" "Patience gave it to me before I left." "She has no right to do that!" Then the tone became quieter: "I thought this earring was buried with him." I was silent waiting. Burrich looked aside. "It belonged to your father. I gave it to him," he said quietly. "Why?" "Just because I want to give." He ended the subject.I raised my hand to take off the earring. "No," he said stiffly. "You wear it! But it's not something you can take as a bribe, and these Chiudans don't take bribes." I knew he was right.I try to think of other ways.The sun was about to rise, and as soon as the morning came, Garen would make his move.Perhaps he has already acted.I wish I knew what was going on in the palace below.Do they know I'm missing?Was Kettricken ready to commit herself to a man she would hate?Sevron and chatter to death?If not, is it possible for me to warn them to rebel against Regal? "Someone's coming!" Burrich dropped to the ground.I lay down and resigned myself to whatever came next.I don't have any physical strength to fight anymore. "Do you know her?" Burrich whispered.

I turn my head.It was Jiang Di, walking in front of him was a puppy who could no longer climb trees for Lu Ruishi. "The king's sister." I didn't bother to lower my voice.She was holding one of my pajamas, and soon the puppy was hopping around us, playfully inviting Big Nose, who just looked at him sadly.Jiang Osmanthus then strode towards us. "You must come back to the palace," she said quickly, "and quickly." "I'm going back to the palace," I said to her, "almost rushing to die." Others who follow.Burrich was already on his feet, in a posture of guarding me. "You won't die." She calmly promised. "Kettricken has forgiven you. I have been talking to her since last night, but have just persuaded her. She has invoked her kinship right to forgive a kin who hurts a kin. According to our laws, if Kinship forgives kinship, and no one else can object. Your Regal tried to tell her not to do it, but it only made her angry. 'As long as I'm here, in this palace, I'm The laws of the Mountain Peoples may still be invoked.,' she told him. King Iyo agreed. Not because Ruris' death did not grieve him, but because the power and wisdom of Jaampe's laws must be embraced by all People respect. So, you have to come back." I thought. "Did you forgive me then?" "No," she snorted, "I won't forgive the man who murdered my nephew, but I can't forgive you for what you didn't do. I don't believe you'd drink yourself Poisoned wine, even if only a little. Those of us who are most familiar with the dangers of poisons are the last to try them lightly. No, this is a case of a person who thinks he is very smart and thinks everyone else is very stupid. Humans do it." I felt rather than saw Burrich lower his guard, but I still couldn't quite relax. "Since Kettricken has forgiven me, why can't I just leave? Why do I have to go back?" "There's no time for that now!" Jiang Ou hissed, the closest I've ever seen a Qiwuda to anger look. "Do you want me to spend months, years, teaching you everything I know about balance? Every pull must be pushed, every breath must be sighed? You think no one feels how power is now tilting huh? A princess has to endure being bartered like a barter cow, but my niece is not a prize for craps. Whoever killed my nephew obviously wants you dead too, and I'm going to let Did he win this one? I don't think so. I don't know who I want to win, but until I know, I won't let either side be eliminated." "I can see the logic," Burrich said approvingly. Said, bent down and pulled me up suddenly.The world around me shook violently.Jiang Di came over and put my other arm on her shoulder.As they walked, my feet moved on the ground between them, and Big Nose got up and followed us.In this way we returned to the palace of Jaampae.

Burrich and Osmanthus led me straight through the crowds that had gathered in the grounds and palace, back to my room.In fact, my passing didn't attract much attention, I was just another out-of-towner who drank too much wine and smoked too much the night before, and everyone was busy looking for a good seat with a view of the stage , nobody cares about me.There was no mourning around, so I guess Ruresh's death hasn't been announced yet.We finally returned to my room, and Jiang Osmanthus's calm face turned dark. "I didn't do that! I just took your pajamas so Ruta could smell you."

The "this" she said was the chaos in my room.The visitor did not bother to cover up the traces, but searched thoroughly.Osmanthus immediately set about tidying things up, and after a while Burrich also helped her.I sat in a chair and tried to make sense of the situation.The unnoticed Big Nose was curled up in the corner, and I extended a comforting gesture to it without thinking, and Burrich immediately glanced at me, then at the sad dog, and turned his head away.When Osmanthus left the room to get me food and water for washing, I asked Burrich, "Did you see a little wooden box with acorns carved on it?" He shook his head.So those people took my poison box.If possible, I would like to prepare another dagger, or at least the powder for sprinkling.Burrich can't always be by my side to protect me, and in my current state, there's absolutely no way I can fend off someone's attack or run away.But my work tools are gone.I suspect that it was Nade who came to my room to rummage through boxes. I wonder if this is the last thing he will do in his life.Osmanthus ginger came back with water and food, and then took his leave.Burrich and I washed, and with his help I managed to change into simple but clean clothes.Burrich ate an apple, and the thought of food made me sick to my stomach, but I drank the cool well water that Osmanthus brought me.It still takes a lot of effort to get my throat muscles to swallow, and I feel the water rattling around my body, which is uncomfortable, but I guess drinking water is good for me.

I feel like the minutes are ticking away, wondering when Galen will act. Pulling the door away, I raised my head, thinking that Osmanthus japonica was coming again, but it was Wei Yi who came in.He waved his hand disdainfully, spoke immediately, and was in a hurry to finish his errands and leave as soon as possible. "I didn't come here voluntarily. I was sent by Crown Prince Verity to convey his words. The following is his message, verbatim. After hearing the news one by one" "Have you passed on skills to him? Today Is he okay? " My question made Weiyi angry. "How could he be fine? Hearing the news, knowing that Lu Ruishi is dead, and that you were involved in betrayal, made him sad for a long time. He wants you to seek strength from those who are loyal to you, because you have to have strength to face him "That's the message from Crown Prince Verity. As for Prince Regal who wants you to serve him, he tells you to act quickly, because the wedding will start in a few hours, and he must dress up to attend. As for you, it is obviously for The nasty poison that poisoned Regal, killed poor Sevron and Nad. Now Regal has to make do with an untrained valet, changing clothes will take longer, so don't make him wait too long Long. He's trying to recover in the spa, and you should be able to find him there." "It's a tragedy that he has to use untrained valets!" said Burrich bitterly.

The majesty is like a toad. "It's not funny. Didn't your Cobb die at the hands of this villain too? How can you bear to help him?" "Prestige, if your ignorance doesn't protect you, I might try to drive it away." Burrich Stand up, looking dangerous. "You will also face charges." Wei Yi warned him as he retreated. "Crown Prince Verity wants me to tell you that he knows you're trying to help the bastard escape, and you serve him as if he were your king, not Verity. You'll be judged." "That's what Verity said Is it?" Burrich asked curiously. "That's right. He said you used to be the best of my prince's citizens under Junqi, but apparently you've forgotten how to help those who really served the king. He wants you to recall those memories, and says, if you If you don't go back and stand in front of him to accept the consequences of your actions, he will be extremely angry." "I remember those memories too well. I will take Fitz to see Regal." "Now?" "Wait until he finishes eating Just go." Wei Yi glared at him, then left.There was no way to actually slam it when closing the sliding door, but he tried his best. "I can't eat at all, Burrich," I protested. "I know, but we'll need a little time. I noticed Verity's choice of words, and heard more meaning than Prestige. What about you?" I nodded, frustrated. "I understand, too, but that's beyond my ability." "Are you sure? Verity doesn't think so, and he understands these things. You also said that's why Cobb came to kill me, because they suspected you were Take my power. It shows that Galen believes you can do it too." Burrich walked towards me and knelt stiffly on one knee, his lame leg stretched awkwardly behind him.He took my weak hand and placed it on his shoulder. "I am my prince's citizen of Junqi." He told me quietly. "Verity knows this. You also know that I don't know the Skill myself. But Junqi wants me to understand that in this process of using power, it doesn't matter that I don't know the Skill, the most important thing is between us. Friendship. I have strength, and I willingly gave it to him a few times before when he needed it. So I've endured this before, and it was worse than it is now. Try it, boy, and if it fails It’s a failure, but at least we tried our best.” “I don’t know how to do it. I don’t know how to pass it on, and I don’t know how to draw on other people’s strength to pass it on. And even if I can, if I succeed It may kill you." "If you succeed, our king may live. This is the goal of my allegiance. What about you?" In his mouth, everything is so simple.

So I tried.I put my mind aside and tried to contact Verity.I tried to use Burrich's power, though I had no idea how.But all I heard was the chirping of birds outside the palace walls, and Burrich's shoulder was the only place I let go.I opened my eyes and didn't need to tell him I had failed because he knew.He sighed heavily. "Well, I think I'll take you to Regal now!" he said. "If we don't go, we'll always have to wonder what he's up to," I said. Burrich didn't smile. "Your good mood is a flashback," he said. "Your tone doesn't sound like you, but like a jester." "Will the jester talk to you?" I asked curiously. "Sometimes." He said, took my arm and helped me stand up. "It seems like the closer I get to death," I said to him, "everything seems more funny." "It might seem funny to you," he said gruffly. "I don't know what he wants." "A bargain. There can't be anything else. If he wants to bargain, then maybe we can get something." "You say that like Regal and the rest of us All the same, as if obeying the same set of laws of common sense. I've never seen him do anything consistent with the laws of common sense. And I've always hated court stratagem," Burrich complained. "I'd rather clean the stables." He pulled me up again.

If I'd ever wondered before how an unknown victim felt, now I do.I don't think I'll die from it, but I don't know what fraction of my life it will leave.My legs were trembling, I couldn't hold my hands tightly, I felt every muscle in my body twitching and convulsing, and my breathing and heartbeat were irregular.I longed to be still and listen to my body, to judge what kind of damage it had suffered, but Burrich guided my steps patiently, Big Nose walking dejectedly behind us. I haven't been to the hot springs, but Burrich has.It was a detached tulip-bud-shaped building with bubbling hot springs inside, which were drained for bathing.A Chiuda stood outside, whom I recognized as the torchbearer of the night before.Even if he found it odd that I reappeared, he didn't show it at all.He let us pass as if he knew we were coming, and Burrich pulled me up the steps and into the room.

There is white mist of hot air in front of my eyes, with a mineral smell.We passed a stone bench or two, approaching the source of the heat, Burrich treading cautiously on the smooth tile floor.The water rises from a central spring, surrounded by low brick walls, and is directed through gutters into other smaller baths, the water temperature of which varies according to the length of the gutters and the depth of the pools.The room was full of heat and the sound of running spring water, and I felt very uncomfortable because I was struggling just to breathe.My eyes adjusted to the dim light, and I saw Regal soaking in one of the larger baths.He looked up as we approached. "Ah!" he said, as if very satisfied. "Prestige told me that Burrich would bring you. Well, I suppose you know the Princess has forgiven you for murdering her brother? That way, here at least, you'll get away with it. I think it's a waste of time, But local customs must be respected. She said she now sees you as part of kinship, so I have to treat you as kinship too

treat.She doesn't understand that you were born out of a legal marriage, so you have no family rights at all.Ah, forget it.You tell Burrich to stand down and come take a bath with me?This might make things easier for you.You look very uncomfortable, like a shirt hanging on a clothesline. ’ His tone was so friendly, as if he didn’t know how much I hated him. ‘What are you going to say to me, Regal? I kept my voice flat. "Didn't you tell Burrich to back off?" he asked again. "I'm not that stupid." " "That's debatable, but never mind.Then I think I'll have to tell him to step down. The heat and the noise of the springs kept the Chiudat from leaking at all. He was taller than Burrich, and when Burrich turned around the club was knocked off his hand. If Burrich hadn't held me up , could have avoided it, he turned his head, but the club struck his skull with a horribly sharp sound like an ax chopping wood. Burrich fell, and I followed, into a smaller pool, The water boiled down to the point of boiling, but it was almost there. I rolled out of the pool with great difficulty, but I couldn't get up again, my legs would not obey me. Stretched out a hand towards him, but couldn't touch him. Emperor Zun stood up and motioned to Qi Wuda. "Dead? The Kiudart gave Burrich a curt kick with one foot, and gave a curt nod. "Very well." Regal gave a momentary look of satisfaction. "Drag him to the back of that deep pool in the corner, and then you can go." He said to me, "Probably no one will come here until the wedding is over. They are too busy grabbing seats to watch the ceremony."And he's in that corner... I don't think he'll be caught before you. I couldn't respond. The Kiudat bent and grabbed Burrich by the ankles and dragged him away, his dark hair smeared in a trail of blood on the tile floor. Hate mixed with despair, poison in my blood Together, it makes me dizzy. A cold, steady sense of purpose rises in me. Now I can't live, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is to warn Verity, and for Bo Rick's revenge. I have no plan, no weapons, no chance. Then buy time, Chade's advice. The more time you buy yourself, the more likely something will come your way. Delay him. Maybe Someone will come to see why the prince is not dressed for the wedding. Maybe someone else wants to come here to take a shower before the wedding. Try to hold him back. "Princess one by one" I said. "Not a problem. Regal continued the sentence for me. "The Princess didn't forgive Burrich, only you."What I did to him was well within my rights.He is a traitor and must pay the price.The person who killed him respected and loved his Royal Highness Prince Luresh very much, and he had no objection to any of this. "Qi Wuda left the hot spring bath without looking back. I pawed weakly on the smooth tile floor, but I couldn't catch anything. At the same time, Emperor Zun was busy drying his body. After the man left, he came over and looked down. Me. "Aren't you going to call for help? he asked cheerfully. I took a breath, suppressing the fear in my heart, mustering my contempt for what Regal had done. "Who to call for help? Who can hear me when the water is so loud?" "So you're trying to save your strength. It's wise. It's useless, but it's wise." "You don't think Kettricken will know what's going on?" Is something wrong?" "She will know that you came to the hot spring bath, which is not wise in your current physical condition. You slipped and fell into the hot, hot water. What a disaster." "Regal, you're crazy. How many corpses do you think you can leave behind? How are you going to explain Burrich's death?" I'll be fine." He bent over and grabbed my shirt and dragged me, and I struggled feebly like a fish out of water. "To answer your second question, well, it's the same. Do you think it's a big deal to kill a stable steward? You're such a scumbag that you take yourself too seriously, and even your servants have become important." He said. Just let me go, half on top of Burrich.His still body was lying on the floor, the blood was gradually solidifying on the tiles around his face, and his nose was still dripping blood.A blood bubble slowly formed on his lips, and was blown away by his weak exhalation.He is still alive.I moved my body to block him, so Regal wouldn't notice.If I survive, Burrich may still have a chance. Regal paid no attention at all.He pulled off my boots and set them aside. "That's right, little bastard," he paused, recovering. "Ruthlessness has its own set of laws. That's what my mother taught me. If a person acts as if he doesn't care about the consequences, people will be afraid of him. Act untouchable, and no one will dare to touch him." You. You look at the whole situation. Your death will make some people angry, yes, but will you be so angry that you will take action and endanger the entire Six Duchies? I don't think so. And, there are other big things going on, Your death is insignificant in comparison, and I would be stupid if I didn't take this opportunity to get rid of you." Emperor Zun looked extremely calm and superior.I fought back, but he was surprisingly strong for his life of indulgence.He took off my shirt and I felt like a kitten.He folded my clothes and put them aside. "A minimum amount of alibi is enough. If I try too hard to appear innocent, people may think I care about it, and then they may pay attention to it. So, I just don't know anything. My people saw you and Burrich coming in after I left. Now I'm going to go to Vie and complain that you never came to me, I was going to talk to you to forgive you, because I promised Kettricken The princess wants to do this. I will reprimand Wei Yi very severely, scolding him why he didn't bring you here himself." He turned his head and looked around. "Let me see, find a deep and hot pool. This is it!" He lifted me to the edge of the pool, and I strangled his neck, but he easily shook off my hand. "Goodbye, little bastard," he said calmly. "Forgive me for being in such a rush' but you've already taken me so long I have to get dressed quickly or I'll be late for the wedding." Then he pushed me into the pool. The depth of the pool exceeds my height, and it is designed to allow tall Qiwuda people to soak up to neck height.The hot water scorched my unconditioned body, pushing the air out of my lungs, and I sank.I feebly kicked the bottom of the pool and managed to get my face out of the water. "Burrich!" I wasted the breath, calling out to someone who couldn't help me.The water sealed me up again, and my arms and legs couldn't cooperate.I bumped into the wall of the pool and used the wall to give me a push, trying to get out of the water to catch my breath.The hot water softened my already weak muscles. I thought I would drown if the pool was only knee deep. I can't count how many times I struggled to the surface gasping for air.My trembling hands could not hold onto the smooth polished rock walls, and my ribs ached like knives every time I tried to take a deep breath.My strength was almost drained, and a feeling of fatigue flooded my body.So warm and so deep.Drowned like a puppy, I thought, feeling the darkness envelop me.kid?Someone is asking, but everything is dark. So much water, so hot, so deep.I can no longer find the bottom of the pool, let alone the walls.I struggled feebly against the water, but it didn't resist me.Without rising, without sinking, trying to stay alive in your body is useless.With nothing left to protect, bring down the walls and see if you can finally do your part for the king.The walls of my world came down and I flew like an arrow finally fired.Galen is right, there is no distance in technical transmission, not at all.Buckkeep is here, Shrewd!I screamed in despair.But His Majesty was preoccupied with other things, and he sealed himself off from me, no matter how much I yelled around him.Can't find help here. The power is gone from me.I'm drowning somewhere.My body is failing, and my line is weak.One last chance.Verity, Verity, I cry.I found him and jumped at him, but couldn't find my way, couldn't grab anything.He was in another place, open to another person, closed to me.Verity!I wailed, drowning in despair.Suddenly, it seemed as if a pair of strong hands grabbed me struggling to climb on the slippery cliff, and grabbed me, held me firmly, and pulled me closer at the moment I was about to slip. Junqi!No, it's impossible, it's that kid!Fitz? You are thinking wildly, Your Highness, there is no one there.Please focus on what we are doing now.Galen pushed me away, cool and sinister as poison.I can't resist him, he's too strong. Fitz?Now I am weak, and Verity cannot be sure. I don't know where I got the strength, something fell in front of me, and I got stronger.I clutched Verity, like a falcon on his wrist.I was there with him, seeing through Verity's eyes: the newly decorated main hall, the "event book" on the big table in front of him open, waiting to record Verity's wedding.He was surrounded by a handful of honored spectators, dressed in the finest and richest attire and the most expensive jewels, to witness Verity witness his bride make her marriage vows through the eyes of majesty.Galen as a subject of our prince is right Be prepared to provide power to Verity, standing behind Verity, waiting to suck him dry.Shrewd, crowned and robed and seated on the throne, knew nothing of all this, for his Skill had been dulled by years of neglect, but he would not admit it out of shame. Like an echo, I saw Kettricken standing on the dais, pale as a candle, facing all her subjects through the majestic eyes.She was telling them in simple and kind words that Lu Ruishi died of the relapse of the arrow wound he received in the field of ice last night.She wants to marry the crown prince of the six duchies in the marriage that she promised to him to help arrange, hoping to comfort his spirit in heaven.Then she turned to face Regal. At Buckkeep, Galen put a paw on Verity's shoulder. I broke into his connection with Verity and pushed him away.Beware of Garen, Verity, beware of this traitor, he will suck you dry.Don't touch him. Galen's hand gripped Verity's shoulder.Suddenly everything was a vortex, sucking and pumping, trying to squeeze everything out of Verity.And there wasn't much left of Verity in the first place, and the reason his Skill was so strong was because he let it take so much from him very quickly.If it were someone else, he would definitely keep a little bit of his own power out of self-preservation, but Verity spends his power recklessly like this every day, just to prevent the red ship from docking in his land.So at the moment of the wedding he doesn't have much power left, and Galen is still sucking it in, and getting stronger as he sucks it in.I clung to Verity, fighting desperately to minimize the loss of his strength.Verity!I yelled at him.His Royal Highness Prince.I felt him pull himself together briefly, but everything before his eyes grew darker and more blurred.He nearly fell over and grabbed the table with his hand, and I heard panic all around me.The disloyal Galen continued to hold him tightly, leaning towards him on one knee, muttering earnestly, "Your Highness? Are you all right?" I threw all my strength at Verity, and I never knew before I still have the strength.I opened myself up and let it all flow, like it did in Verity.I never knew I had so much to give. "Take it all! I'm going to die anyway. And you were always kind to me when I was a kid." I heard the words clearly, as if I were speaking them, and felt the power flowing through me into Verity. A bond of life and death was broken.He was suddenly full and strong, bestially strong, and full of rage. Verity raised a hand and grasped Galen's hand, opening his eyes. "I'll be fine," he said loudly to Galen, standing up and looking around the room. "I'm worried about you. You seem to be shaking. Are you sure you are strong enough to do this? You must never attempt a challenge beyond your ability, otherwise the consequences may be disastrous." Like a gardener from Pulling weeds from the ground, Verity sucked everything the traitor had with a smile, and Galen fell to the ground with his hands on his chest, just a humanoid shell.The people next to him rushed to take care of him, but Verity was full of energy now, looking out of the window, focusing his mind on the distance. Weiyi, listen to me carefully.Warns Regal that his half-brother is dead.Verity rumbled like the waves of the sea, and I felt Weiyi cringe under the might of his technique.Galen was too ambitious, attempting to do things beyond his spiritual abilities.It's a pity that the queen's illegitimate son won't rest in the position she has taken for him, and it's a pity my brother couldn't persuade his half-brother to abandon his deranged ambitions.Galen has behaved beyond the limits of his position, and my brother should be careful of the consequences of such reckless behavior.Also, Wei Yi, you have to tell Emperor Zun about this in private.Not many people know that Galen is the queen's illegitimate son and his half-brother, and I'm sure he would have liked no scandal to tarnish his mother's reputation, or his.This kind of family secret should be well guarded. Then, with a force so strong that Dignity fell to the ground, Verity passed through him and stood upright in Kettricken's mind.I could feel him trying to be gentle and slow.I am waiting for you, my future queen.I swear to you on my name that I had absolutely nothing to do with your brother's death.I didn't know it then, and now I grieve with you.I don't want you to come thinking I have his blood on my hands.Like a bursting gem, Verity exposed his heart to her, letting her know that she was not betrothed to a murderer.He selflessly reveals the most vulnerable parts of himself to her, giving her credit to build trust.She wobbled, but stopped.Wei Yi fainted.Contact ended.Then Verity pushed me.Go back, go back, Fitz.This is too much and you will die.Go back and let go!He slapped me like a bear, and I slumped back into my own silent, ignoring body.