Chapter 30
After Kian left, I curled up on the couch, pulled the blanket around my shoulders, and finished the honey cakes. I’d no idea what time it was, and I didn’t care. The hours would march forward whether I was aware of them or not, ultimately delivering me to stand before the Nightshade Lord on the morrow.
What then? I assumed someone would coach me through whatever oaths the Dark Elf marriage ceremony required. As soon as that was done, the Oracles would help Thorne open the gateway and they’d send Kian through. And my life lived in darkness would begin in earnest.
I sat there staring at the blue glow of the foxfire for a long time, until a knock at the door roused me from my heavy thoughts.
I went to open it, expecting Neeve again, then took a step back when I saw Thorne at th
