A Lair So Fateful by Zoey Ellis

Author:Zoey Ellis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zoey Ellis

The following week, all discussions about the rescue was suddenly condensed to one table in the hall, which had been reserved for the specific and detailed assignments.

Everything came together from all the research they’d done, and only certain maps and models were used. Both blue- and green-robed servants surrounded the table alongside her and Sethorn, offering suggestions and ideas to make the rescue as smooth as possible.

Uraya was glad that they were finally at this stage. Not that she wasn’t grateful for the level of research conducted, it was pretty impressive how many things had to be considered that hadn’t seemed relevant to her before.

“Zendyor said that the blue ember takes longer to destroy, but dragon fire can destroy it,” Sethorn confirmed.

Uraya nodded, exhaling a long breath in relief. The ember was the major worry for her—it was the thing that had restricted her freedom in so many ways.

“That means we can plan the actual rescue, but we need to know exactly what we’re going to find once we get there.” He turned to Uraya. “Last time you told me that it was unlikely that anyone else had survived, but your friend would have. Why is that?”

“The queen has been very particular about how she targeted that province,” Uraya explained. “It would have been difficult for anyone to survive what she was doing.”

“What was she doing?” one servant asked.

“Well, there was never ember in that region at all. It isn’t a natural occurrence, even with the ongoing war,” Uraya said. “She placed it there, surrounding us so that we couldn’t flee and then kept closing it in on us. We couldn’t escape. People died. And of course, people tried to escape. She has killed most of them, but has kept the ember the same circumference now for years.”

“But I don’t understand how you would know that,” one of the servants said, quizzical. “Did you monitor this region as a warden?”

“And how do you know your friend is alive?” another steward said.

“He’s really resourceful,” Uraya said. “It’s been a while, but there’s no way the queen would kill him.”

Sethorn straightened. “What did you say?”

“I said that it’s been a while, but he’s really resourceful. He will be able to—”

Sethorn rounded the table, bearing down on her, his body tense.

“What is it?” she said, alarmed.

“Your friend is female.”

Uraya shook her head. “No. I never said my friend was female. I never said my friend was male either. I just said I have a friend who needs rescuing.”

“Then who is this friend?”

Uraya was silent for a moment. She hadn’t talked specifically about the details of who Tivv was to her for good reason. And she didn’t see enough of a reason now. “He’s just someone who is very important to me.”

Sethorn’s growl deafened everyone at the table. His fists clenched, and a bitter, harsh edge embraced his scent. The servants backed away, their eyes wide in terror.

“How important?” he thundered

A nervous tremble appeared in Uraya’s stomach. “What is the difference?”

“We are rescuing him, so we should know who the fuck he is.

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