Kingdom of Ash

the Gap, then sneak up on them from behind.”
“Adarlan controls the entire Avery,” Chaol
said, drawing an invisible line inland from
Rifthold. “To pass north, we have to cross that
river anyway. In picking the Gap as our
battleground, we’ll avoid the mess that would
come with fighting in the midst of Oakwald.
The ruks, at least, would be able to provide
aerial coverage. Not so with the trees.”
Rowan nodded. “We’d need to march the
majority of the host up into the mountains,
then—to come at the Gap from where they’d
least expect it. It’s rough terrain, though.
We’ll need to pick our route carefully.”
Chaol’s father grumbled. Aelin lifted her
brows, but his son answered, “I sent out
emissaries the day after the battle—into the
Fangs. To contact the wild men who live
there, if they might know of secret ways
through the mountains to the Gap.”