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But Yrene squeezed Aelin’s closed hand.
“It gave me courage, the words you wrote.
Every mile I traveled, every long hour I
studied and worked, it gave me courage. I
thank you for that, too.”
Aelin swallowed hard, and Chaol took that
as excuse enough to sit again, his back giving
a grateful tinge. He said to the queen, “There
is another person responsible for this army
being here.” He gestured to Nesryn, the
woman already smiling at the queen. “The
rukhin you see, the army gathered, is as much
because of Nesryn as it is because of me.”
A spark lit Aelin’s eyes, and both women
met halfway in a tight embrace. “I want to
hear the entire story,” Aelin said. “Every word
of it.”
Nesryn’s subdued smile widened. “So you
shall. But later.” Aelin clapped her on the
shoulder and turned to the two royals still by