From Owen's point of view.

Emily's words angered me. I had great power, fully capable of shutting her up without any effort, but I knew if I did that, I would only push her further away from me.

It was not what I wanted.

In the end, I fled the scene like a fugitive.

I had never escaped even from an actual battlefield. Emily was the only person who had defeated me.

The way she looked at me was as if she was looking at an enemy. We shouldn't have ended up like this.

"She told me she wanted freedom! Won't she get the freedom she wants if she stays...