It seemed his guess was correct.
This woman before him was truly not from Silvanis.
So where was she from, if not Silvanis?
An idea occurred to him.
'If Nerida is from somewhere other than Silvanis...' A thought struck him. 'Is the reason she doesn't want me because she already has a lover back home? Someone she likes?'
'She has someone she likes?' The realization sparked a flame of jealousy in his heart.
Before he could dwell on it further,
Nerida spoke. "The day I first met you was the day I arrived in Silvanis. I didn't know at the time that this place has always been an Amarantha."
As Nerida finished speaking, Aeron's head snapped up, his eyes fixed on her. "Really?" 'If that day was truly her first time in Silvanis, and she didn't understand anything about this place… then I can understand why she left me.'
