46. BreakoutAiden led his mother, Aran, and Sanna to the open space in the middle of the tents. He saw Suilan there with at least a few of the other resistance fighters who had sneaked in with them. Aiden joined them, slightly breathless as he said, “Suilan, we need to get into the Palace as well.”
Suilan shook his head sharply. “No.”
“But my father—”
“Aiden, we always knew there would be prisoners in the dungeons that we couldn’t get to,” said Suilan. “This mission is not for them. Not this time.”
There was a hardness in the Feather Guard’s eyes, and Aiden realised that he would never persuade him otherwise. Suilan was a soldier and he had his orders.
Aiden stepped back. The resistance fighters would not help him, but that did not mean there was nothing he could do. Let the attack ha
