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2024-10-29 19:42:56Kit waited until the next day to speak to Danyen about Pierce. She’d intended to just let it go altogether, but the more she thought about it, the more curious she became. If her suspicions were true, and Pierce really was gathering information from the queen—and potentially passing some on to Rona as well—he had to be accessing her one way or the other. Admitting that it wasn’t possible was the same as deciding they’d all been wrong, and Pierce wasn’t cheating. Kit wasn’t ready to determine that was the case just yet.
She wasn’t allowed to visit Danyen’s room because he was still in his original Representative’s chambers. The idea of Rooming him had entered her mind more than once, but she still wasn’t completely sure about him. She didn’t feel as if she knew him the same way she did those she’d already advanced to the next level in the so-called competition. Instead of seeking him out in a more pr
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Taking a deep breath, Kit told Danyen, “I believe there is a spy among us, that one of the Representatives is actually working closely with the queen. But I don’t know how he may be accessing her. None of my guards have ever seen him in the hall that leads to her chambers, save for when we are all attending an event on that side of the castle, of course. I need to know if he’s truly in cahoots with her, or if I’m mistaken for suspecting such deviousness.”Danyen’s brown eyes narrowed slightly before he said, “Pierce?”Once again, Kit felt relieved. “Yes, and since your room is so very close to his, I thought perhaps you may have some insight. And if not, perhaps you’d be willing to help me gain some.”Brushing back his light brown hair, Danyen leaned back against the settee in thought. Kit decided to give him a moment before she pressed on. Eventually, he said, “He leaves sometimes in the mi
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The next morning, Kit could see Danyen wanted to tell her something. She struggled with listening to her mother discuss the ball she had scheduled for the following evening because she wanted to see what it was Danyen had discovered. Even Cassius’s winking only served as a temporary distraction.Once the queen had finished eating and left the room, Kit made her way down off of the dais. Eli was standing to leave, and Kit noted he looked much better. She had spoken to him briefly the day before, but she hadn’t mentioned her conversation with Danyen because she had a feeling he would tell her it was silly. Cassius was still suspicious but hadn’t come out and asked her, and he was standing behind Eli when she reached them near the middle of the room. She caught Danyen’s smile over their shoulders.“Good morning, gentlemen,” Kit said. Despite her distraction, she couldn’t help but grin at both of them. Cassius had a mischievous twi
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On her way to find Cassius, Kit thought about what Danyen had revealed to her. It made little sense that Pierce would be going to meet the queen considering the route he had taken. But what else could he be up to?Cassius was in the Representatives’ lounge, but he wasn’t telling a story. He was standing by the window, staring out at the courtyard, thoughtful. Kit almost hated to interrupt him, but she needed to get a move on. She waved at some of the other Representatives as she approached but made it clear she was there for one purpose only.He turned at her approach, and his expression changed from reflective to affectionate. “Back so soon, beautiful?” he asked, stooping to kiss her cheek. She wished it had been her lips but knew that was for the sake of the others. “How was your conversation with Danyen? Did he have the answers you seek?”“Some of them,” she replied with a sigh. She tugged on his arm, and he und
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Ras was so busy chomping his apple, he didn’t notice her at first. She said, “Pardon,” twice before he glanced up. When he did, he nearly choked, recognizing her. He started to stand, grappling with the apple core and the lid to his water, but Kit protested. “Please, don’t rise. It’s quite all right. I can see I’m interrupting your midday meal.”“Princess Katrinetta, I am honored. Please, have some.” He offered her the few bites that clung to the core, and Kit was moved that he would try to give her what little he had when he had nothing, much like Pim.“Thank you, but I’m not hungry just now. May I sit with you?”Ras looked further shocked but nodded, and Kit spread her skirts and sat down next to him, taking a deep breath and quickly regretting it. He smelled of sweat and horses, and not in a good way. She tried not to make a face. He obviously worked hard for the little he had, and
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The princess’s guards fell into line behind her, saying nothing, and Kit wanted to chastise them for also doing nothing. However, she was aware that the Commander of the Queen’s Guard had more authority than even her own commander, let alone the two guards who had gone along with her. If they truly had been needed, she thought they likely would’ve stepped in, but she didn’t know for certain. It made her question their loyalty more than she would have liked to admit. So many thoughts stirred through her head, so many things she needed to speak to Cassius about. With her guards behind her, it was risky. She’d have to wait until they were somewhere more private. The rage inside of her started to subside as she walked along, though she was still irate at discovering that nasty man with the horrendous scar had been the one to administer the strap to Eli. How had her beloved felt, standing there, taking so much pain from a man he could’ve bested if he’d want
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Rather than leaving Cassius’s room and heading straight for Danyen’s, Kit decided to go back to her own chambers. She needed to catch her breath. It was obvious to her now how Pierce was getting to the queen, and she felt like a simpleton for not thinking of it earlier. All three of her ladies were in her chambers when she arrived. She sent Seph to gather the items she wanted to put together for Ras and sat down at her desk to begin writing her report for the council. If she had any idea who among its members were with her, she might’ve included more of what Rosy and Ras had told her, but she left it general and non-incriminating. If her mother asked to see it, she needed to ensure it wouldn’t get any of her allies thrown in the dungeon. Writing helped calm her. When she was finished, she felt she was ready to speak to Danyen. She sent Isla off with the report to turn in to the council and asked Avinia to go and fetch the Representative from Farlington. Avini
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If Vin had said anything to the queen about their run in in the kitchen, Rona kept it to herself. Kit assumed her mother knew, though. There wasn’t much that escaped the queen. During the dinner before the ball, Rona was particularly quiet, her eyes slightly narrowed, and a knowing grin pulling at the corners of her mouth. Kit wasn’t sure if the queen was up to something or just wanted to pique Kit’s suspicions. The princess didn’t eat much. She’d come up with a plan the night before regarding how to track Pierce, but it would take help, and she wasn’t exactly sure who she could trust. Danyen would assist her and keep his mouth shut about it, she was certain of that. But she needed another accomplice, and all of the usual suspects were out of the question because she knew they would only tell her not to go through with it, that it was too dangerous. Perhaps they were right. Perhaps following Pierce would be the catalyst that set the world on fire. But... looking acro
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Kit didn’t care that Pierce was angry. She spun around into Cassius’s arms, glad he’d stepped in, not because she’d needed his help but because his arms around her were a comfort.“Should I even ask?”“No,” she replied. “More of the same.”Without properly positioning his hands, which were latched on to her upper arms, he began to sway back and forth to the music, and Kit felt a sensation of calm and safety wash over her. “When are you going to send him home?”“When would you like the battle to begin?” she said into his chest in a whisper. She knew he’d heard when he slid one hand down to her hip and pulled her other one free of his chest, smothering it with his large palm. He didn’t say more, only held her and made some semblance of doing the correct dance steps. She never lifted her head from his chest.As the music ended, Cassius raised her chin. &ldq
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Eventually, Kit stepped back, signaling she was done, and her party faded into the hallway. Eli was right, there was much to be done, and Kit wasn’t even sure where to begin with the task of restoring the realm to its former glory. But there was no doubt her first appointment with the council would be to approve the new law that would allow her to rule before the end of her Choosing, one that would allow her to keep all seven of the men who stood around her now.As if reading her mind, Zora, her great-aunt and a distinguished member of the council stepped forward. “Queen Katrinetta, I would like to present to you a new law, passed by the council earlier this day. All it needs is your signature.”Confused, Kit took the sheet of parchment and began to read. When her eyes reached the bottom of the paper, she looked up. “How did you know...?”“Junno explained everything to us,” Nil said, stepping forward. “And we agree
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“We love you, Kit. We’ll always be here for you,” Jate said to her right.“Even when we’re broken,” Danyen added, getting a giggle out of her and the others.“It’s our privilege to be with you,” Drake said in his deep, steady voice.Reeve took her hand. “Your belief in us has shaped us into who we are.”“And given us the confidence to stand with you as you become queen,” Landon said in her ear.“It’s all been well-worth it, Kit, to see you take the throne.” Cassius was still battered, but he looked much better now, with a smile on his face, than he had since Kit had found him in the dungeon.Kit shifted her eyes to Eli, assuming he would also say something. His eyes darted around several times, and she could tell he was attempting to come up with something no one else had said, but they’d all expressed themselves so well, it was a difficult
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No longer frightened of the woman who used to terrorize her, Kit raised her arms between her mother’s bringing them down to the sides quickly so as to prevent her mother from ever making contact with her neck. Rona’s arms snapped down and she winced in pain. Her eyes bulged in surprise at her daughter’s strength. Kit took advantage of her mother’s stunned expression long enough to plant her fist in Rona’s right eye. Her mother rocked backward, grabbing at her face as Kit felt Eli’s familiar hand on her shoulder, seeking to calm her. Clearly, the older woman was no physical threat to Kit or anyone else.The bejeweled, golden crown atop Rona’s head wobbled as the queen staggered from the blow. It slid free, tumbling toward the floor. Kit reached out a hand and plucked it from the air. “The goddess have spoken!” she declared, ignoring the fact that it was the force of her own strike that had dislodged the crown. Nearly everyo
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Watching the battle take place from the hallway had been unsettling for Kit, especially when she saw Eli faltering. For a moment, it had looked as if Vin might be victorious. Her attention had been pulled away when she learned Danyen was injured. Despite Galter’s best efforts to stop her, the princess insisted on going in and tending to him, and she had been there, placing pressure on the wound when Armant arrived. Danyen apologized for not being as handy with a sword as he was a quill, but Kit had only kissed him and assured him he was perfect in her sight.And then she’d seen hesitancy in Cassius and Eli as they considered mercy for Vin, the monster who had hurt and tortured so many. Ending him seemed like the right thing to do for all of the people of Yewforia, though she could never fault her men for weighing the costs of taking a life, even when that life was as worthless as scar face’s.She’d been stunned to see Jecob standing on the dais,
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Across the room, Eli heard a shout and a roar of laughter. He could hardly let the situation distract him, but his head flickered in that direction for a moment, and he saw Danyen on the ground, grasping his middle. Drake was there and ended the laughing soldier who’d stabbed Danyen, but the Representative looked seriously wounded. Looking around the room, as he saw Vin trying to take advantage of his distraction, out of the corner of his eye, Eli spotted a member of his own guard who had just finished a man off. “Nen! Go to the infirmary and fetch Armant, as quickly as you can!”Eli hardly had time to see the guardsman nod in understanding before Vin’s persistence paid off, and his sword caught Eli in the left shoulder. It was a glancing blow as Eli dodged to his right, but this wound was deeper than the last and hurt more. It was not enough to slow him, though. Eli came flying back at Vin with a vengeance, thinking of his comments about Kit, how he h
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The scene in the throne room was chaotic at best. Looking around, Eli quickly ascertained the situation. While the revolutionaries and several members of the Princess’s Guard had the upper hand, there were still twenty or thirty members of the Queen’s Guard and military doing their best to defend the door to the queen’s chambers.Across the room, Eli caught sight of a familiar set of dark eyes grimacing in his direction, and the Commander narrowed his focus as he stared him down. Scar face didn’t take his eyes off of Eli as he began to work his way through assailants, cutting them down easily as he moved toward his target. As he advanced, the aura of pure evil shifted the room such that darkness seemed to blot out everything around them until only Eli and the man who’d tried to end him remained. One of them would not walk out of this room.His concentration was broken when he heard another recognizable voice shout, “Goedwig! You&rsqu
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The door to the castle was nearly nonexistent. Shards of wood hung from the upper posts, a few clung to the doorjambs, but for the most part, what had been an elegant entryway was now reduced to nothing but splinters and flecks of gold paint, thanks to the battering ram Eli had mentioned earlier.Realizing the only weapon she had was the small dagger, Kit scoured the ground for a sword. She saw one lying on the floor just inside of the castle entrance and picked it up, certain the poor fellow reposing nearby would no longer need it. She turned to tell her ladies they should do the same but noted they were already armed. Seph and Isla both had swords, though not as large and cumbersome as the one Kit had just procured, and Avinia had a bow she must’ve been carrying on her saddle, a quiver strung to her back.Armant and the other men who had come along with him stepped forward. “This is where we must leave you. We’ll head to the infirmary and check on t
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“Are the two of you at peace now?” Kit asked Eli and Cassius.“I suppose so,” Eli began. “If he wants to go off and get himself killed, there will be one less person to share you with.” He smiled at Cassius, a mischievous twinkle in his eye, and the larger man reached around Kit and popped him in the arm.“You’d better not get yourself killed. Any of you.” Kit looked around and saw all seven of the men she’d chosen nearby, five of them already saddled and ready to go, the other two done arguing. While she hadn’t made Drake’s appointment official, she would, as soon as she knew the outcome of the battle at hand.Kit’s hip was still aching from where she cut it on the door earlier. Normally, she’d be able to mount Belle by herself, but with her leg torn up, she decided it would be easier to ask for help. Turning to Eli, she asked, “Will you give me a boost?”&ldq
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Avinia had quite an entourage with her, including several wagons’ worth of food and water, clean clothes, a few weapons, and Armant with medical supplies. She’d enlisted some castle servants to drive the wagons, and as soon as they reached the remaining prisoners, they also helped the physician as he began to assess wounds and care for the sick and injured. Bea, his nurse who was also a faithful member of the revolt, was there to help as well.Kit wasn’t sure who to go to first. Both of her cousins, along with their husbands, dropped down from their horses, and Kit could see Avinia’s eyes searching for her through the crowd. But she also wanted to run to Drake and Danyen, who were bringing up the end of the line, along with Gavin, Asher, and a few of the other remaining Representatives.The men would have to wait. Avinia rushed over, embracing Kit quickly before she backed up. “You smell terrible.”“Thank you. I just sli
