“Nine years, and the situation between him and his father had barely changed. Tufan couldn’t physically beat him anymore, but he didn’t need to. Tufan knew many ways to hurt a man, and since his guards and the law protected him, it was impossible to stop him. With Tufan, Mandir’s Coalition status counted for nothing. The same laws that protected Mandir from the royal family protected the royal family from Mandir. Tufan could ruin Setsi’s and Nindar’s lives just because it pleased him to do so, a...nd Mandir, for all his size and strength and the magic he possessed, could not prevent it. Taya said, “Shall we check on Ilinos?” Mandir wished she hadn’t witnessed his humiliation in the dining hall; he wanted always to be strong for her. “No point, since we can’t heal him.” “I know that,” said Taya. “Not just because of Coalition law. If Tufan sees tomorrow that we’ve healed Ilinos’s bruises, he’ll beat him again.” “I figured he would,” said Taya. “I wasn’t suggesting we heal Ilinos, but talk to him.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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