Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen

Author:A.C. Gaughen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

I wasn’t so tired that I accepted the carriage, and without Calix there to protest, we all left on horseback. Our pace was fairly easy and gentle, so Theron could catch up to us by the end of the first day.

On the second day, Kairos and I rode close together, talking quietly while Zeph and Theron and the other guards drifted behind us, and I told him of everything I had seen in the communes and the Summer Palace.

“Do you think he’ll really stop experimenting on them?” Kairos asked me.

I drew a breath slowly. “I don’t know. Can Rian find out?”

He sighed. “I’ll get word to him. Do you think you’ll want to know the answer?”

No. Yes. I had no real answer—which was worse: to realize that my husband lied to me, or to never know that he did?

“What about this elixir?” Kairos asked.

“It’s real,” I told him. “He’s seen it before. He used it to attack the islands. I have to talk to Kata again.”

He nodded, glancing at my guards. “I’ll make it happen.”

“Thank you,” I told him. “Did you ever tell Rian of that spy in his camp?” I asked, looking behind me to measure the distance of the guards.

“Tassos?” Kairos said. “I found out who he is. He’s not well-placed enough to be a threat, and besides, Rian seems to suspect that the Tri Crown has put several spies into the Resistance. They won’t learn anything of value.”

I nodded.

“And you must forget such things, little sister. The less you know of Rian’s cause, the safer you’ll be.”

“Yes,” I said. “Safety is so clearly part of my daily life already.”

Kairos gave me a wry look, but didn’t respond, and we rode on in silence.

The next day, we entered the City of Three, and people were waiting for us, shouting and throwing flowers in front of our horses, the delicate blooms bright and whole for a moment before the horses crushed them beneath our weight.

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