"Yes. They call us unnatural. If the Druskelle find a Grisha and don't kill them outright, they haul them back to Djerholm for a trial. I have never heard of a Grisha being found innocent. Then they are executed."

Nina nestled closer, appreciating his hand on her hip. She could feel the little bruises his mouth left behind.

"That was to be my fate, if Matthias had his way when we first met."