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bothering to temper his tone. “If Maeve is
indeed bringing her army to Terrasen, then it
only confirms that we were right to come
here. That we must convince the khagan’s
forces to go northward after this. It is the only
chance we stand of succeeding.”
Aelin ran her hands through her hair.
Streams of blood stained the gold. “I cannot
win against them. Against a Valg king and
queen.” Her voice turned to a rasp. “They
have already won.”
“They have not.” And though Rowan hated
each word, he growled, “And you survived
two months against Maeve with no magic to
protect you. Two months of a Valg queen
trying to break into your head, Aelin. To break
you.”
Aelin shook. “She did, though.”
Rowan waited for it.
Aelin whispered, “I wanted to die by the