I wanted to be able to think twice about this plan, but there really wasn’t any time. We were on borrowed time as is, taking more of it would just be risking the things we cannot afford to risk. We may no longer have the upperhand in this war, but there were still options available. Every second that passed limited us more and more. It needs to be done, I need to convince him.
I balanced Eleanor on one hip and knocked twice on the wooden door. Aris’ office was still in shambles and we simply did not have the manpower to renovate it on top of everything else. Most of our servants were already preoccupied with keeping our new guards well-fed and satisfied. Aris had tripled our guard since the last attack, which also tripled the commotion around the house.
“Come in.” I heard his familiar
