Kingdom of Ash

the horses they’d spent precious coin to
purchase because Elide wouldn’t stand a
chance of keeping up with them on foot, ankle
or no. And for the times when they had to lead
their horses over rough terrain, Gavriel had
even braced her leg with his magic, his power
a warm summer breeze against her skin.
She certainly wasn’t allowing Lorcan to do
so for her.
She would never forget the sight of him
crawling after Maeve once the queen had
severed the blood oath. Crawling after Maeve
like a shunned lover, like a broken dog
desperate for its master. Aelin had been
brutalized, their very location betrayed by
Lorcan to Maeve, and still he tried to follow.
Right through the sand still wet with Aelin’s
blood.
Gavriel ate half the apple and offered Elide
the rest. “You should eat, too.”