[ 'My people are gone' is what he wants to say, the solemn weight of what the Storm has taken always heavy on his shoulders. But Thesa is but a legend in these lands as opposed to a gleaming structure in the sky, and so he holds his tongue temporarily in that regard. ]

There is very little I would not give for freedom, though I can speak only for myself.

[ Though perhaps the same goes for her. ]

And you? What is it about this master of yours that inspires such loyalty from you? Kings don't typically cast off their sons save for the greatest of sins.