Kingdom of Ash

I will never think of you again. Your name
will be erased from Perranth, from Terrasen,
from Adarlan. There will never be a whisper
of you, nor any reminder. You will be
forgotten.”
Vernon paled—just slightly. Then he
smiled. “Erased from Perranth? You say that
as if you do not know, Lady Elide.” He leaned
forward as much as his chains would allow.
“Perranth now lies in the hands of Morath.
Your city has been sacked.”
The words rippled through her like a blow,
and even Lorcan sucked in a breath.
Vernon leaned back, smug as a cat. “Go
ahead and erase me, then. With the rubble, it
will not be hard to do.”
Perranth had been captured by Morath.
Elide didn’t need to glance over a shoulder to
know that Aelin’s eyes were near-glowing.
Bad—this was far worse than they’d