“Plenty of gods have meddled with me,” said Keriya. “And I do know where to find the Chardons.” “Is that so?” the princess sneered. “Yes. Shivnath told me on the day we met. I walked into the sea, and she asked me why I left her domain and entered the Chardons’ territory.” “The Chardons may roam the sea, but it isn’t their territory,” Viran reminded her. “I know that, too,” Keriya said frostily, refusing to glance in his direction. “It’s Kraken’s territory, isn’t that right?” From the corner of her eye, she saw both Taeleia and Ilkhar nod. “It so happens I’ve also met Kraken. We had a nice little chat about the Chardons. He showed me their domain, an island off the northeast coast of Allentria. I know it exists—because I’ve seen it.” Long ago, before she had met Shivnath, before she

