Kingdom of Ash

father said. “The water will roar for miles, and
this keep cannot hold all your forces.”
Indeed, Rowan realized, the keep, despite
its high position, couldn’t fit the size of the
army on the plain. Not even close. And the
keep, towering high above, would be the only
thing that could withstand the tidal wave of
freezing water that would sweep from the
mountains and across the plain. Obliterating
everything in its path.
Hasar fixed her burning stare on Chaol.
“Where do we tell them to run?”
“Summon the ruks,” Chaol said. “Have
them gather up as many as they can, fly them
out to this peak behind us.” He motioned to
the small mountain into which the keep had
been built. “Put them on the rocks, put them
anywhere.”
“And those that don’t make it to the ruks?”
the princess pressed, something like panic