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“We have to win, and we will, but we can’t defeat Polonius by wallowing in today’s events or the horrors he has planned. Right now, you must recover your spirit and your strength.”

“Perhaps we should speak with Bindi about creating a military strategy,” Aria suggested, still sounding dazed. “I’d feel much better with an army behind us. We should meet with Bindi and Halo. Neither of them signed his treaty.”

“Do you feel up to it?” I asked, worried about her mental health.

“I do,” she said firmly. “The sooner we get a handle on this, the better.” She sat up straighter, having found her spirit again. At least a tiny part of it had come back.

Within the hour, we had Bindi, Halo, and Sire assembled for a meeting in the dining room. We ate our supper as we discussed strategies for the future with regard to Polonius.

“There are tunnels under the city,” Bindi said. “Most of them were cleared when Aria and Halo’s magic resurrected the kingdom. We can use the tunnels as a place for our people t