~~Raya’s PoV~~
A fog of darkness has enveloped me, but I am only given a matter of minutes to grieve before Yvette takes charge.
“Secure the castle’s exterior,” she commands the soldiers who are still waiting for some kind of order. “There may be more of them and we need to be prepared for an attack in case negotiations fail.”
The man in charge nods his head, his face pale and stricken over what he has just seen. Tristan was respected and admired by everyone here; there is no one who will not be affected by his death in some way, though none so much as me.
With the soldiers gone, Yvette turns back to me and gestures to the two Faceless men who still have Bertie’s arms around them. “You need to take the lead here. By showing them that, even in the face of personal loss, we s
