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and had filled the ranks with a mixture of
soldiers from the Lords of Terrasen’s own
small forces and those from Prince Galan
Ashryver and Queen Ansel of the Wastes,
both of whom had additional warriors on the
way.
No need to reveal they had a small
battalion of Fae soldiers courtesy of Prince
Endymion and Princess Sellene Whitethorn,
or that the Silent Assassins of the Red Desert
were amongst them, too. There would be a
time when the surprise of their presence
would be needed, Aedion had argued during
the quick war council they’d conducted upon
returning to the camp. Lysandra, winded from
carrying him, Ren, and Murtaugh without rest
from Allsbrook to the edges of Orynth, had
barely listened to the debate. Aedion had won,
anyway.
As he won everything, through sheer will