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Rowan’s own heart thundered They had won the battle, only for the eneet the final say in their victory

Morath would not allow the khagan’s army to walk off the plain

It would destroy this army, this shred of hope, in a si?" Chaol rubbed at his jaw "Erawan kneas bringing an ar I’d come, and he’d use the dam to wipe our host away?"

"Think on it later," Aelin warned, her face as grave as Rowan’s She scanned the plain "Tell theet a ruk, then run If they ht stand a chance if they can climb into a tree"

His mate didn’t mention that with a wave that size, those trees would be subed Or ripped from their roots

Gavriel asked, "There’s no way to fix the da "Morath knehere to strike"

"What of your ic?" Fenrys asked Rowan "Could you freeze it--the river?"

He’d already thought of it Rowan shook his head "It’s too deep and its current too strong" Perhaps if he had all his cousins, but Enda and Sellene were up north, their siblings and kin with theates," Chaol said quietly "Any nearby are to run here Those farthest out will have to flee for the forest"

Rowan

This cannot end here, she seeripped her tre hand and squeezed

But there was no truth or lie that ht soothe her

No truth or lie to save the army on the plain

Elide found her coathered on the battleore didn’t lie around theh blood both black and red, trying not to htless eyes of fallen soldiers She’d been sent by Yrene to see how Chaol fared--a panting, fearful question fro of his fate since the battle began

After hours helping the healers, Elide had been desperate to escape the room that reeked of blood and refuse Yet any relief at the fresh air, at the ended battle, had been short-lived when she saw the bloody battlements When she noted her coazing between theSo

The battlefield stretched into the distance, healers darting ah to indicate their locations So many So many dead and wounded A sea of them

Elide reached Chaol’s side just as Nesryn Faliq leaped atop her beautiful ruk, launching into a dive for the army below No--the other ruks

Elide laid a hand on Lord Chaol’s shoulder, drawing his attention from where he watched Nesryn fly off Blood-splattered, but his bronze eyes were clear

And full of terror

Any iven Elide faded fro?"

It was Aelin who answered, her bloodied ar to break," the queen said hoarsely "And wipe away anyone on the plain"

Oh gods Oh gods

Elide glanced between them, and knew the answer to her next question: What can be done?

Nothing