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"We’ll rest on it," Tarquin said, blowing out a breath "Meet at dawn to day never helped anyone"
Helion agreed, and saw himself out It was hard not to stare, not to compare his features to Lucien’s Their nose was the same--eerily identical How had no one ever called him out for it?
I supposed it was the least of my worries Tarquin frowned at the map one last time and declared, "We’ll find a way to face this"
Rhys nodded, while Cassian’s mouth quirked to the side He’d slid back into his chair for the discussion, and now nursed a cup of so brew Azriel had fetched for him
Tarquin turned from the table, just as the tent flaps parted for a pair of broad shoulders--
Varian He didn’t so ht to where Amren sat at the head of the table As if he’d sensed she was here--or so
Amren’s eyes flicked up from the Book as Varian halted A coy smile curved her red lips
There was still blood and dirt splattered on Varian’s brown skin, coating his silver armor and close-cropped white hair He didn’t seem to notice or care as he strode for Amren
And none of us dared to speak as Varian dropped to his knees before Amren’s chair, took her shocked face in his broad hands, and kissed her soundly
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None of us lasted long after dinner
Amren and Varian didn’t even bother to join us
No, she’d just wrapped her legs around his waist, right there in front of us, and he’d stood, lifting her in one swift ed to walk theing through his hair, letting out noises that were unnervingly like purring as they vanished into the caawked in their wake "I suppose that’s how Varian decided he’d tell Ao to Adriata"
Tarquin cringed "We’ll alternate who has to deal with them on holidays"
Cassian chuckled hoarsely, and looked to Nesta, who remained pale and quiet What she’d seen, what I’d seen in her mind …
The size of that army …
"Eat or bed?" Cassian had asked Nesta, and I honestly couldn’t tell if he’dhim he was in no shape
Nesta only said, "Bed" And there was certainly no invitation in the exhausted reply
Rhys and Ie’d seen Exhaustion weighted my every breath, and I’d barely finished my plate of roast mutton before I crawled into bed and passed out atop the blankets Rhys wokeWe’d figure out how to deal with everything to Bryaxis to help us wipe out that ar So spell
My drea on h the I drea into Ianthe while she still screa at the edge of the ca her he’d come for her To come home with him That he’d found a way to undo what had been done to her--toof Hybern’s war-tent, so dark and slu as Nesta and I stood there, invisible and unseen
How it had watched back Known us
I could feel it watching me, even then In my dreams Feel it extend an ancient, black tendril toward me--