lose your faith in me

He wasn’t made at Shaye, he didn’t know that there was anything she could do to elicit anger out of him. Rhyme had been through too much in his life to get upset with her. Even after everything that happened in the battlefield and after she admitted her wrongdoings to Tana. He wished events had been different, but there was little he could do about it but go forward. He’d broken all of his promises to Tana, he couldn’t even keep her safe from his partner.

”I needed Eulogy,” he told her, stopping before he mentioned that he would go to any length to keep his family safe. He might not have been one to usually use people, but when it came to those he cared deeply about Rhyme’s moral code grew fuzzy.

The news of Acere with his niece and nephew saddened Rhyme, but he had never expected the pale wolf to linger in Abaven long. He was too ambitious, even from the few moments they spent together Rhyme could tell that. After he’d been demoted.. it was only a matter of time. ”The day had always been coming, Shaye.” He tried to comfort her as she went on to speak about Tyranis’ woman. He hadn’t honestly given her much thought. He’d been busy starting training with the pups. ”When it comes to her the decision is all yours, though I’ll give you my opinion if you need it.”