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"You two do realize that this is a serious ," Rhys said

"And that the fish in the pool are very sensitive to high-pitched sounds," Kallias added

Viviane gave theesture that made me instantly like her

Rhys looked to Kallias hat I assu h Lord did not return it

He only stared at Rhys, a in across his face

There had been … tension with the Winter Court, Mor had explained when they’d rescued Lucien andthat had occurred Under the Mountain--

But the third High Lord had at last approached froold and lapis lazuli pendant that hailed frodo date palms and sand-swept palaces I’d been mesmerized by the colors, the artistry, but s that had come with it--a few of the latter my father had snuck to me while I loitered in his office Even now, I could still taste their sweetness on ue, still smell that earthy scent, and I couldn’t quite explain why, but … I remembered that ancient necklace and those exquisite delicacies as he prowled toward us

His clothes had been forle bolt of white fabric--not a robe, not a dress, but rather so in between, pleated and draped over his ht serpent encircled one powerful bicep, offsetting his near-glowing dark skin, and a radiant crown of golden spikes--the rays of the sun, I realized--glistened atop his onyx hair

The sun personified Powerful, lazy with grace, capable of kindness and wrath Nearly as beautiful as Rhysand And soe was al rich dyes--cobalt and crimson and amethyst--so with health

But perhaps the physical power of theht of hand

For Helion’s other title was Spell-Cleaver, and his one thousand libraries were rue of the world Perhaps all that knowledge had ht eyes

Or perhaps that had come after Amarantha had looted some of those libraries for herself I wondered if he’d reclaimed what she’d taken--or if he mourned what she’d burned

Even Mor and Viviane halted their reunion as Helion stopped a wise distance away

It was his power that had gotten lohenever Rhys and I were tangled in each other and every heartbeat ached with mirth

Helion jerked his square chin to Rhys, the only one of thes But his eyes--a striking amber--fell on me

"Does Tamlin knohat she is?"

His voice was indeed colder than Kallias’s And the question--so carefully worded

Rhys drawled, "If you mean beautiful and clever, then yes--I think he does"

Helion leveled a flat look at hih Lady?" Viviane squeaked, but Mor shushed her, drawing her away to whisper