"There's something else Samira did as well," Ashlynn said, shifting the topic as she listened to Nyrielle's steady heartbeat through the fabric of the other woman's dress. "Owain captured a pregnant woman from the Heartwood Clan and kept her prisoner in the dungeon of the Summer Villa so he could take her infant son and raise it as a pet," Ashlynne explained.
"Her name is Noomi," Ashlynn said, shaking her head slightly in wonder at the strength of the woman who had given birth alone in a prison cell and continued to survive just to take care of her son in the days she had before Owain could return to snatch him away. As much as Ashlynn had been impressed by Samira's growth and changes, she was equally impressed by the friend Samira had made in that dark place.
