“I was not privy to that discussion. I was
dispatched here quickly.” A flash of
annoyance. “But Maeve somehow has ...
influence over Erawan.”
“What happened to the Ironteeth stationed
here at the Gap?”
“Called northward. To Terrasen. They were
given orders to join with the legion already on
its way after routing the army at the border,
then at Perranth.”
Oh gods. It took all her training to think
past the roaring in her head.
“One hundred thousand soldiers march on
Orynth,” Vernon said, chuckling. “Will that
fire of yours be enough to stop them?”
Aelin put a hand on Goldryn’s hilt, her
heart thundering. “How far are they from the
city?”
Vernon shrugged. “They were already
within a few days’ march when the Ironteeth
lily
(lily)
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