Kingdom of Ash

any she had made, and faced the stirring
kingdom. “We promised everyone a better
world,” she said after a moment, voice
solemn. “So we’ll start with that.”
“Starting small,” Fenrys said. “I like it.”
Aelin smirked at him. “I rather liked the
whole let’s-vote-on-the-Wyrdkeys thing we
did. So we’ll start with more of that, too.”
Silence. Then Lysandra asked, “Voting on
what?”
Aelin shrugged, sliding her hands into her
pockets. “Things.”
Aedion arched a brow. “Like dinner?”
Aelin rolled her eyes. “Yes, on dinner.
Dinner by committee.”
Elide coughed. “I think Aelin means on
vital things. On how to run this kingdom.”
“You’re queen,” Lorcan said. “What’s
there to vote on?”
“People should have a say in how they are