Mag-log inThe hug she gave me when I told her she never had to ask made me feel a little like an actual big sister.So I’ve earned at least this much. I let my eyes flutter shut as she reads.***Someone is shaking me. I lurch up, and my head screams—but slightly quieter than before. Joli pulls her hand back,
Tazi’s eyes go distant with a mind-link. Bengu only mentioned Recai once, to say that he told her the rumor about another kingdom being behind the accidents, but soldiers and maids don’t talk very often. Hopefully, my semi-educated guess is enough.Tazi smiles faintly, and her eyes clear. “She is te
IngridBeri thunders underneath me, a machine of muscle and sinew I don’t know like my own. The lance droops, ridiculously heavy. The crowd roars like a distant ocean. I can barely see Kaloni through the sun behind her, but the basics should be the same. Present a small target, aim for where they’re
I don’t intend to lose either of them to the other’s foolishness.Which means I need to find Ingrid and convince her to abandon this plan before she discovers that she can’t possibly win. As much as I love Kaloni, she is competitive enough not to have warned Ingrid of the differences, especially if
AmvalMy heart hammers. The sun beats down on me, drenching my brow in sweat. People are everywhere, dressed in finery and uniforms alike. I have to find her. I can’t be too late.I spent half of last night awake, trying to figure out how to convince Ingrid I believed her without abandoning my belie
She opens her mouth to respond as the firelight shifts, and for a moment, she looks exactly like Mother. Perfectly poised. In complete control. And about to say one of the cruelest things I can imagine with a smile on her lips.Kaloni didn’t call him Lord Corwyn. She just called him Corwyn.“They di







