Kingdom of Ash

it belongs to Adarlan. Go ahead and barter it.”
His father started. “You—”
“We are going north,” Aelin said. “You
will not stand in our way.” She again let some
of her fire kindle in her eyes, set the gold in
them burning. “I halted that wave. Consider
this alliance with the wild men a way to repay
the favor.”
“That wave destroyed half my city,” the
man snarled.
Fenrys let out a low, disbelieving laugh.
Rowan snarled softly.
Chaol growled at his father, “You’re a
bastard.”
“Watch your tongue, boy.”
Aelin nodded sympathetically to Chaol. “I
see why you left.”
Chaol, to his credit, winced and returned to
the map. “If we can get past the Ferian Gap,
then we continue northward.”