Scarlett’s POV- With the moment of silent prayer coming to an end, Alastair ordered everyone to return to the throne room, and that the council and the royal family would be there in just a moment. They wanted to give me a moment longer, but I also knew they were going to question me about the song that I sang. I had no idea I knew that language. I have always been multilingual, but to know a language that no one else knew, a language believed to be dead. I only knew of this language because my father and I spent a day trying to translate a scroll with the ancient dialect on it. I could feel how surprised Damien and Birsha were through the bond. My demon just felt overly cocky about the entire situation, despite us being sad. I could tell she knew something, but I guess she was waiting

