Just then, Bart came up to Aaron and joined him. He had come to the palace to meet with CC about a cake tasting or table cloths or something for the wedding. Honestly, he didn't really know. She said to be there, so he was.
"Did you just say Aria Maine?" Bart asked. "As in Emily Maine’s cousin, Aria Maine?"
"The one and only," Aaron answered.
Bart’s face underwent a change. "What about her?"
Aaron couldn’t believe it, but he thought that that must be what surprise looked like on Bart’s face.
(Sartis Est: Some time ago)
It was over, at least in real time. In her head, it was still ongoing. She was still imagining the agony, the fear her brother and parents and thousands of her people had experienced when they were blown to bits. Even as she watched her country still alight, still bur
