way, but Manon knew they heard each word.
Bronwen put a hand on her leather
breastplate. “Telyn is here today. In the hearts
of every Crochan who got out, who made it
this far. All of them who fell in the witch wars
are with us, even if we cannot see them.”
Manon thought of those two presences
she’d felt while fighting the Matrons and
knew Bronwen’s words to be true.
“It is for them that we fight,” Bronwen
said, her stare falling to the approaching
army. “And for the future we stand to gain.”
“A future we all stand to gain,” Manon
said, and met the eyes of the Thirteen. Though
they did not smile, the fierceness in their
faces spoke enough.
Manon turned to Glennis. “You truly
intend to fight?”
Glennis nodded, firm and unyielding. “Five
hundred years ago, my mother chose the
lily
(lily)
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