“Before my first battle,” Aedion said to the
girl, “I spent the entire night in the privy.”
Evangeline squeaked, “You?”
Aedion smirked. “Oh yes. Quinn, the old
Captain of the Guard, said it was a wonder I
had anything left inside me by the time dawn
broke.” An old ache filled Aedion’s chest at
the mention of his mentor and friend, the man
he’d admired so greatly. Who had made his
final stand, as Aedion would, on the plain
beyond this city.
Evangeline let out a little laugh. “That’s
disgusting.”
“It certainly was,” Aedion said, and could
have sworn Lysandra was smiling a bit. “So
you’re already much braver than I ever was.”
“I threw up earlier,” Evangeline whispered.
Aedion said in a conspiratorial whisper,
“Better than shitting your pants, sweetheart.”
Evangeline let out a belly laugh that made
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