Sonah sat up. “But, before he tried to kill you….”
“Stop.”
“It—”
“Stop.”
“…sounded—”
“Seriously?”
“Tell me one thing,” Sonah said, holding up a finger as Terena grabbed one of the pillows she’d tossed at Sonah.
“Was the sex good?”
Sonah shrieked as the pillow landed on her face once more.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
“We need money,” Rydon said the following day as they all sat for breakfast.
Terena had wanted to separate as they had the night before, but Rydon had informed them he and Gabriol had gone around the city looking for news the night before and had not heard of anyone looking for Terena Luca or Sonah Yahn.
In fact, the only news was about the latest battles breaking out all over the eastern continent. Heylisia was fighting Ravos, but Ovenno had come to their aid. Elis, home province to Empress Adanna, had not seceded from the empire and had sent a legion to retake Tursk. They were currently embattled near the border, but Aurora sent soldiers against Elis’s army.
So basically, Emperor Solon had more important worries than Terena.
“How much do we have left?” Terena asked, sopping up some egg yolk with her bread.
“Maybe a week,” Rydon replied.
Terena shoved the bread in her mouth and sat there, thinking.
“I can juggle,” Croak said.
“Shut up, Croak.”
“You know what?” Gabriol asked as he leaned back in his chair. “This city is huge. Let’s find some fights. Two or three of them and we’re good for some time.”
Terena nodded as she chewed.
“Good with me,” Rydon said. “Ask around, would you?”
“Aye,” Gabriol said as he flashed a grin beneath his blond beard.
“So no one’s looking for us?” Terena asked Rydon after she’d taken a swig of ale.
“Maybe some random squad,” he said with a shrug. “I can’t imagine they’d have anyone here, though. The Liodari would have killed them by now.”
“Unless they’re working with Solon,” Terena said. Sonah’s head shot up, her eyes meeting Terena’s.
“Why would you think that?” Rydon asked, leaning his forearm on the table.
“They were in Aurora,” Croak said, his glance shifting to Terena before turning back to Rydon. “We saw them—well, Daris Antonius and a couple of his men, anyway. Meeting with the duke, same as us. When was that, Ren? The spring sometime, maybe a month before all this shit.”
“And you think it means what?” Rydon asked, arching an eyebrow. “Aurora’s an enemy to Solon now. If anything, Daris Antonius and Lakonia would be allied with Aurora.”
Terena shot Croak a look, but quickly dropped to her plate. “Something seemed off about it all. Why would he be that far north in the first place? Croak’s right. Solon was on the brink of sending his legions from Elis to Lakonia before all this happened.” Terena shifted as she warmed to the topic. “Think about it. Someone drugged Isher and… Lerek. But whoever did that, also let Isher live. And whoever that was also knew Sonah?—”
