with me. And she would never have protected
me from Erawan or the Valg.”
“You’re strong—why not protect yourself?
Use those spiders to your advantage?”
“Because our kind only fears certain gifts.
Mine, alas, are not those things.” She toyed
with a strand of her black hair. “I usually keep
another Fae female with me. One who has
powers that work against the Valg. Different
from those Aelin Galathynius possesses.”
That she didn’t specify what those powers
were told Dorian not to waste his breath in
asking her. “She swore the blood oath to me
long ago, and has rarely left my side since.
But I did not dare bring her to Morath. To
have her here would not have convinced
Erawan that I came in good faith.” She twirled
the strand of hair around a finger. “So you see,
I am as defenseless against Erawan as you.”
Dorian highly doubted that, but he rose to
lily
(lily)
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