Chapter 31
Tia
“Do we even know if we're on the right road at this point?” Tierney squinted, trying to see through the haze of smoke. But the acrid air just made her eyes water and burn.
“We’re nearing the palace.” Bronagh adjusted the scrap of fabric she’d torn from her dress to cover her face. Sooty tears leaked from her red rimmed eyes. “We should reach the village soon. The fresh sea breezes should clear away this smoke and we’ll be able to breathe easier.”
Tierney shared a worried look with Keir. If the smoke from the fire plains had reached the main road to the Grima palace, what might they find when they arrived?
Far to the east, churning black smoke billowed along the horizon above the intense flames of the encroaching fire plains. Tierney didn’t want to know what homes and vi
