Kingdom of Ash

while Dorian kept up the lessons Rowan had
started. Ice. Fire. Water. Healing. Wind. With
the snows, attempting to coax life from the
frozen earth had proved impossible, but he
still tried.
The only magic that always leapt at his
summons remained that invisible force,
capable of snapping bone. That, the witches
liked best. Especially since it made him their
greatest line of defense against their enemies.
Death—that was his gift. All he seemed able
to offer those around him. He was little better
than his father in that regard.
The flame flowed over him, invisible and
steadying.
They hadn’t heard a whisper of Aelin. Or
Rowan and their companions. Not one whisper
of whether the queen was still Maeve’s
captive.
She had been willing to yield everything to