Aria had made up her mind; she wasn’t going to let anyone else get hurt because of her. The fact that the High seer had said that the darkness was so very close to them made her realize that anyone could get hurt, it could be Nerissa, Octavia or Lorelei, or even little Wren. The guardians wanted her life, and they would stop their menace if they finally had her.
She had taken a moment to think as she soaked in her bath, she had taken a moment to decide what she was going to do. She was Queen of Althea after all, and it was her duty to protect her people even if it meant sacrificing her life, and that was exactly what she was going to do; she was going to reach out to the guardians and ask them to take her life immediately.
Nerissa had noticed the gloom but determined look in her eyes an
