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heated it within a heartbeat.
He shut out the tightness in his chest.
Had Aelin been here, one breath from her
and the five thousand troops they’d exhausted
themselves killing today would have been ash
on the wind.
None of the lords around him had
questioned where their queen was. Why she
hadn’t been on the field today. Perhaps they
hadn’t dared.
Ren said, “If we move the armies south
without permission from Darrow and the other
lords, we’ll be committing treason.”
“Treason, when we’re saving our own
damn kingdom?” Ravi demanded.
“Darrow and the others fought in the last
war,” Sol said to his brother.
“And lost it,” Ravi challenged. “Badly.” He
nodded toward Aedion. “You were at Theralis.
You saw the slaughter.”