"Why did you keep it a secret?" Lith asked.
"How could I tell Zinya that her beloved parents had sold her like cattle just like they tried to do with me? She already had a hard life and I didn't want to shatter her illusion of having more than just her sister by her side." Kamila replied.
"After she became able to see and took my last name, I didn't tell her either because I thought it was the end of it. I would have never imagined that my parents would have the gall to come to Lutia and introduce themselves."
"They did what?" Lith had a hard time not making another call to put Kamila's parents on his hit-list. Many people in both the Kingdom and the Council would be glad to take out two shady merchants just to curry his favor.
"Those bastards used our incoming third anniversary to come and ask your parents if we were already planning something. Elina was so happy to have someone who would join her plea for a grandchild or two that I didn't have the heart to tell her the truth.
