Chapter Eleven
Life settled into a pattern over the next week. Wynter often spent the days overseeing the rebuilding of Aethon’s infrastructure with Khalid. When he was in meetings, she explored the city or worked on restoring Queen Faiza’s favorite courtyard to its former glory. It was Wynter’s favorite courtyard, too, since it was where she and Khalid had met. The garden was just a little neglected—and now there were claw marks in the wall, so… restoring it was a gift for Khalid, but also, it was really her responsibility. Pow-pow thought the gouges made the courtyard more interesting, so he wasn’t going to be in charge of fixing it.
The nights were her favorite. They flew over the desert on Pow-pow, discovering beautiful oases and ancient ruins hidden deep in the desert that even Khal
