Kingdom of Ash

know who I am. What I am. Tell him I have
come.”
He could have sworn Maeve’s hands
trembled slightly.
But one of the guards—whom Dorian had
never once seen so much as blink—turned to
the door, knocked once, and strode inside.
He emerged moments later, resumed his
post, and said nothing.
Maeve waited. Then strolling footsteps
sounded from the tower interior.
And when the door opened again, the putrid
wind and swirling darkness within threatened
to send him running. Erawan, still clad in his
clothes despite the late hour, lifted his brows.
“We have a meeting tomorrow, sister.”
Maeve took a step closer. “I did not come
to discuss war.”
Erawan stilled. And then said to the guards,
“Leave us.”