Lyra’s POV
“Where have you been?? I’ve been asking everyone around here, but nobody will tell me anything,” Maren said after I walked into the dormitory.
The chamberlain had woken me early this morning and told me to report to the dormitory. The third trial was about to begin.
My chest was in a complete knot; I managed to get through the fire testing these last couple of rounds, but I wasn’t sure I could do it a third time.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been able to tell you,” I say, lowering my tone.
Elin wasn’t in the room, but I had no doubt she was somewhere close and listening to every word I spoke.
“The King made me his personal attendant,” I explained. “I was given my own room and have been swamped with work. He’s the neediest person I’ve ever encountered.”
Maren’s eyes went wid
