Kingdom of Ash

world would learn.
Their healers filled the Great Hall, joining
the Torre women. All descended from those in
the southern continent—and apparently
trained by them, too. Dozens of fresh healers,
each bearing badly needed supplies. They fell
seamlessly into work alongside those from the
Torre. As if they had been doing so for
centuries.
And when the healers both human and Fae
had shooed them out, Aelin had wandered.
Each hallway and floor, peering into the
rooms so full of ghosts and memory. Rowan
had walked at her side, a quiet, unfaltering
presence.
Level by level they went, rising ever
higher.
They were nearing the top of the north
tower when dawn broke.
The morning was brutally cold, even more