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She supposed it’d be better to return with an ar in the royals’ war tent, Aelin still couldn’t quite believe just how an had sent With more to coh the neatly organized tents and soldiers, both on foot and the downright awe-inspiring cavalry The Darghan, the legendary riders froanate The royal family’s mother-people, who had taken the continent for themselves

And then they’d seen the ruks, and even hty, beautiful birds adorned with ornate armor, and the ar An arlance at Rowan told her that shrewda plan

So Aelin asked casually, flashing the royals a grin, "Where did you all plan on going after this?"

Princess Hasar, as shrewd as Aelin’sof little beauty "Doubtless, you’re about to begin soo to Terrasen"

The rooin? Who says I’m not already in the thick of it?"

"Gods help us," Chaol muttered Rowan echoed the sentiment

Hasar opened her mouth, but Prince Sartaq cut in, "Where we march will be decided after Anielle is secured" The prince’s face re--but not cold Aelin had decided within moments that she liked him And liked him even an’s Heir With Nesryn as his potential bride

Potential, to Aelin’s a ehtiest empire in the world

But what Sartaq had said--

Elide blurted, "You ers curling at her sides

Prince Sartaq said carefully, "It had been our initial plan to go north, but there ht be other places like Anielle in need of liberation"

"Terrasen needs aid," Rowan said, his face the portrait of steely calm as he surveyed their new allies and old friends

"And yet Terrasen has not called for it," Hasar countered, utterly unfazed by the wall of Fae warriors glowering at her Exactly the sort of person Aelin had hoped she’d be when she wrote to her all those o

Chaol cleared his throat Gods above, Chaol alking again And married to Yrene Towers, who had healed him

A thread in a tapestry That’s what it had felt like the night she’d left the gold for Yrene in Innish Like pulling a thread in a tapestry, and seeing just how far and wide it went

All the way to the southern continent, it seemed And it had rippled back with an arht be at thethis battle," he said, nodding once in understanding at the fire she knew smoldered in her eyes, "and then we shall decide"