" I’m not going to tell you it’s not dangerous for you. It is. But if we don’t do something, the Royals will be sentenced
to the Ice Caverns. You’ll never see Galen or your mother again. I’ll never see Rayna again.”
“But you’re mated to Rayna. Doesn’t that make you a Royal, too?”
“Not a true Royal, that’s not how it works. They’re only talking about purebloods. Paca will be exempt, too. If they’re sentenced to the Caverns, we’ll both be free to choose different mates. But I don’t want another mate, Emma. I want Rayna. I always have. "

― Anna Banks , Of Triton (The Syrena Legacy, #2)