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Chapters (62)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. CONTENTS
  5. MAP
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  61. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  62. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

‘Yes, that was his name. He said that he thought the people to blame were in Malakai. I left to see what I could learn, and then I found the wreckage of a ship near some sailors making camp on a beach. They told me you’d been lost at sea.’ She put her hand against Chloe’s forehead. ‘And then I found you.’

Chloe regarded the young eldran at her side. She hadn’t seen Liana since the reclaiming of Sindara, and she had changed. Gone was the uncertainty. Liana had blossomed into a confident young woman.

‘Chloe . . . I didn’t know everyone thought you were dead. I last saw you with Zachary. I thought you’d decided to return to your home, and then . . . the fighting started . . .’

‘It’s all right,’ Chloe said. ‘I understand.’

Chloe cupped her hands and drank more water, feeling strength return with every mouthful.

‘How is Eiric?’

‘He is who he is.’ Liana looked down at the ground.

‘Is there something between you?’

Liana sighed. ‘I don’t know. I love him, and I know he loves me, but every time I get close to him something happens to push us apart. He’s so consumed with being a leader that he forgets a king can also be gentle. Triton was unyielding, so Eiric thinks he has to be too. Zachary . . . Even though Eiric is his son, he tells me I shouldn’t accept him as he is, not until he’s found his way.’

‘Wise as ever. How is Zachary?’

‘Old,’ Liana said with a smile. ‘He spends a lot of time alone.’ She raised an eyebrow. ‘So what should we do now? Isobel is long gone. We don’t know what these men wanted with her, or Dion.’ She glanced at Chloe. ‘They were going to be married today. It must be hard for you.’

Staring into the pool, it was some time before Chloe replied. ‘I was jealous,’ she said with a shrug. ‘Of course I was. I still am. But I have to help them.’

‘Then I’m going to help you.’

‘Can you fly?’

‘I need to rest, and so do you, but the answer is yes.’

‘Then we’ll rest. And then we’ll go to Malakai.’

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‘How big was this army you saw?’ Kyphos asked.