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Elide said nothing, but Essar murmured,
“That was ... that was the power we felt the
other night.” Essar swept back toward Elide.
Gripped her hands. “Where Maeve went a few
days ago, I don’t know. She did not announce
it, did not take anyone with her. I often serve
her, am asked to ... It doesn’t matter. What
matters is Maeve is not here. But I do not
know when she will return.”
Relief again threatened to send Elide
crumpling to the ground. The gods, it seemed,
had not abandoned them just yet.
But if Maeve had taken Aelin to the
outpost where they’d lied that the Valg prince
had been contained ...
Elide gripped Essar’s hands, finding them
warm and dry. “Does your sister know where
Cairn resides in the camp?”
For long minutes, then an hour, they had
talked. Essar left and returned with Dresenda,