CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Sophia stood in the morning light, looking out over Ishjemme’s harbor from a spot on top of the castle walls. The warships filled the space she could see now, ready for the invasion. Beside her, Sienne curled close, obviously unwilling to move from her side after missing the fight with Siobhan. In a way, Sophia was glad the forest cat had missed it, because she didn’t want to think about what might have happened to Kate if Sienne had been there.
She turned at the sound of footsteps and saw her uncle approaching over the battlements. Lars Skyddar smiled as he approached, nodding out toward the waiting ships.
“We’ll need to go down to join them soon,” he said. “Unless you’ve changed your mind about staying behind?”
“You think that I should, don’t you?” Sophia said.
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