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Xa
“As I was saying,” she drawled, “the vision came to me shortly after Rokath chose Assyria over his soldiers. By choosing her, he changed his path. He changed all our paths.”
Is she going to tell him about hearing the word sacrifice?
I waited with bated breath for her to continue to speak. To my surprise, she left it at that. Though I was quickly learning that despite all their supposed trust in one another, none of the three ever quite revealed all they knew.
“How is that possible?” Xa
Would the Fates have revealed a new scene to Kiira had Xa
“The Fates are Gods. We are not, despite how we purport ourselves,” Kiira warned. “Should they wish for something to change, they possess the power for that. They were clearly working through Assyria in that moment. In all the moments before that too, especially on the day the army arrived in Stryi to conscript, I think.”
Xa
“About fucking time,” I muttered under my breath, attention flicking to Rokath. He lounged, one ankle thrown across a knee, like this conversation was boring instead of essential to our future. His bicep flexed as he braced his head on a closed fist.
“More changes will come, Xa
“With the stakes this high, it would be unwise to act rashly,” he acquiesced. Silence lingered for a few moments as we all considered what the future might hold. “I’ll return to Uzhhorod the day after tomorrow. You need all the females you can get, Rokath. This time, I sincerely promise that you will have them. The most powerful I can find.”
“Battle ready powers would be best, no matter the eye color,” I added because I was a fucking leader now too and he needed to respect that.
Xa
“I will,” she promised, a half-smile tugging up the corner of her mouth.
“And you,” he turned his attention to me. “Make House Vrak proud.”
That was not what I was expecting him to say.
Determination straightened my spine. “I will.” But I didn’t agree for me. I agreed for Kiira, for the other females of this realm. Who needed to see what we could become. Who needed a symbol to ignite the fire in their hearts. Whose saw through the lies with devious eyes.
We would win this war. And when the final flakes of ash fell, our world would never be the same.