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family has a hearth that moves with them to each camp or home we make; the fires never extinguish. ...

“Lord Darrow bids you to join him tomorrow,” the messenger said, jerking his chin toward the se ...

turned toward her. “When a Crochan Queen summons her people to war, a flame is taken from the royal ...

letters. One was for victory, the other defeat.” Bold—this messenger was bold, and arrogant, for someone at ...

The witch noted the impatience and chuckled. “We were on our way to Eyllwe.” Manon started. “Eyllwe? I ...

brows rising high with that faint amusement. “Tell Darrow,” Ravi cut in, “that he can come ...

Eyllwe is already lost—come with us to the North.” The crone merely shook her head. “That may be. But we h ...

welcome you, Nox Owen,” Aedion said to the messenger. “We travel at dawn.” Aedion set out to find Kyllian to c ...

CHAPTER 16 Darrow was waiting on horseback atop a hill when the army finally arrived at nightfall. A full ...

was no burden, despite the exhaustion creeping over him, to thank them for their courage, t ...

a battle before that, but they’d sleep well tonight. And Aedion would refuse to move them tomorrow. ...

daughter had given birth to a son just this past winter. Elgan growled. “I’d like to see you wield ...

Darrow cut him a steely look. “Tell the other lords.” He surveyed Aedion from his mud-splattered ...

him, and then to Orynth,” Aedion said, making to continue to Kyllian’s tent. “Immediately.” She stepped ...

being curled into ghost-leopard form by the brazier, and had awoken before dawn simply because sleeping h ...

She crossed her arms. “If you don’t want me sitting in on your war councils, then say so.” He took in her ...

Thank the gods for that. The war tent was nearly full, lords and princes and commanders gathered aroun ...

“I invited her,” Aedion said, stepping to the edge of the group. “Since she’s technically fighting in ...

“I obey no man,” she snarled. “But I’m not fool enough to believe I know more about armies and s ...

Aedion shook his head, no doubt already anticipating this. “It announces to Erawan that we’re on the run, ...