Chapter 27 Tia “Tia!” Eavha jogged to catch up with her in the courtyard. “Where are you going?” Tierney lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “I’m not really sure. I just needed to clear my head.” After the council meeting, she needed to think. Time was running out for Lenya, and they had to get to Grima, to the ship, as quickly as they could. When she first arrived in Vondur, it had been as a prisoner with no hope of finding her friends, no hope of returning to Iskalt. Now, she got to stand at the king’s side during the most important council meeting he’d probably ever have. Gulliver and Veren were with her once again. And Keir … the man who’d brought her here with ropes tied around her wrists … he was different. But something was still missing. “Slow down.” Eavha reached for her arm. “

