Rhiannon

“When I went into that room, I thought you were dead. I thought I lost you, Oraya. I thought I lost you.”
“Would be a relief for you,” I said. “A lot of problems solved.”
“Stop saying things like that.”
“Why?” I whispered.
“Because I’m so tired, Oraya. I’m so tired of pretending. Tired of pretending I don’t think about you every night. That I’ve never wanted anything—I’m exhausted princess,” he groaned. “So damned tired.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King