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So she had

As Mor and uarded the s safe harbor to those who h Lord and friend trapped Under the Mountain, never ceasing her hunt for finding a way to free him Especially while Amarantha unleashed her horrors upon his court to break theh that reign of terror--during all those years--she realized what Kallias was to her, what she felt for hiht to her

She’d kissed him before he could speak a word He’d then knelt down and asked her to be his wife

They went an hour later to a te the you-know, Viviane grinned at Mor--thebond at last snapped into place

The story occupied our time while aited, since Mor wanted details Lots of them Ones that pushed the boundaries of propriety and left Thesan choking on his elderberry wine But Kallias sh that despite his icy coloring, he should have been the High Lord of Day

Not the sharp-tongued, brutal Helion, atched le--with very sharp talons

I wondered what his beast fors like Rhysand And claws

If Thesan did, too--white wings like the watchful Peregryns who kept silent, his own fierce-eyed lover not uttering a word to anyone Perhaps the High Lords of the Solar Courts all possessed wings beneath their skin, a gift from the skies that their courts claimed ownership of

It was an hour before Thesan announced, "Tarquin is here"

My mouth went dry An uncomfortable silence spread

"Heard about the blood rubies" Helion solden cuff on his bicep "That is a story I want you to tell"

Rhys waved an idle hand "All in good time" Prick, he said to me with a wink

But then Tarquin cleared the top step into the chalanced alowered when he beheld Cassian, seated to Nesta’s left Cassian just gave hi, Cassian had said once of his last visit to the Sum thenored Rhysand and ue apologies for the tardiness, bla until the last minute whether to come, despite his acceptance of the invitation

He and Helion were nearly as tense, and only Thesan seemed to be on decent terms with him Neutral indeed Kallias had become even colder--distant

But the introductions were done, and then …

An attendant whispered to Thesan that Beron and all of his sons had arrived The smile instantly vanished from Mor’s mouth, her eyes

Fro off h Lord of Autuh the archway, his sons in rank behind him, his wife--Lucien’s mother--at his side Her russet eyes scanned the roo son They settled instead on Helion, who gave her a aze