power, and after a day of wielding it on this
battlefield ...
Maeve and Erawan didn’t know.
They didn’t know that Aelin was only
deflecting, not attacking. That this drawn-out
dance was not for the spectacle, but because
she was buying them all time.
Down in the dark beyond the walls,
soldiers died and died. And in the city, as
siege ladders breached the battlements,
Morath surged into Orynth.
Still Aelin held the gate against Erawan
and Maeve. Didn’t let them get one step
closer to the city. The final sacrifice of Aelin
Galathynius for Terrasen.
The moment they realized Aelin had
nothing left, it would be over. Any amusement
they felt at this shallow exchange of power
and skill would vanish.
Where were the others? Where was Rowan,
lily
(lily)
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