Chapter 3 Rembrance
When Sandry woke up that next morning she felt pain flare through her at the thought of her uncle's murderer. Before breakfast she drew a picture of the woman with pockmarks. She showed it to the entire staff, asking if they had seen her. No one had. When Briar found her crying in fury and pain he wanted to help her but did not know how. Sandry looked up with her eyes burning with tears to see Briar standing there looking at her with worry in his eyes. Sandry whispered "Oh, Briar" and she flung herself at him. He held her while she cried yet again thinking What can I do to dull the pain?
It was then he noticed the picture. He was shocked to see a former street rat he knew. It was Riktat. Trembling he asked Sandry if she knew her. Sandry looked up and said "She seems familiar but I can't put my finger on it. It's like I know her but can't remember her. She murdered my uncle." The last part she said as a whisper. Briar said "I know her." Sandry was shocked to hear that. How could Briar know her? Sandry thought. "How do you know her?" Briar sighed. "She was a street rat in Sotat but went to Hatar to be a servant at a palace or something." Sandry's eyes lit up in remembrance. "I know where I recognize her from now! She was a servant at the palace my parents and I stayed at when they died! But why would she murder my uncle?"
Sandry begun to ponder this when Tris and Daja came running. "Sandry! Are you ok?" Daja said Tris looked as worried as Daja. We felt pain flare so we came running." Tris put in. Sandry said "I'm fine, guess what Briar and I found out! We found my uncle's murderer!" Daja and Tris were stunned. After a moment Daja said "Are you sure?" Sandry nodded very quickly. "We just need to find her, and quickly to. She shall receive no mercy from me!" Sandry said so quickly and fiercely that everyone stared at her confused. She was never like this before Riktat killed the duke. Briar thought angered and sadly Riktat stole the little innocence Sandry had left and gave her only pain.
That night Briar sat next to Sandry's bed when she asked "Do you love me?" Briar, who had thought she was asleep, with a start fell backwards in his chair. Sandry helped him up. "Why do you ask?" Briar said when he was off the floor. Sandry started to cry and said "Because I need you to love me right now. It feels as if I am half empty and the rest of me is draining off into just more and more pain." She leaned into Briar's embrace and sobbed silently as she had been trained to since she was but a little girl. Briar held her all night, even after she fell asleep in his arms. Briar felt like crying for the girl Sandry had been just a week ago but didn't want to let Sandry down or wake her. Daja and Tris tucked them in and knew this would draw them all the more closer.