"You are certain," Kael said at last, when he finally found his voice, the words coming out rougher than he likely intended.
"As certain as I can be without Cress's old methods to confirm it properly, and there is no one left now who remembers them well enough to be sure." Aria watched his face carefully, trying to read past the stillness to whatever was underneath, her heart beating faster than the moment seemed to warrant. "I have missed two moons. I have been tired in a way that is not like my usual tired, the kind that no amount of sleep seems to touch. And this morning, when Helsa brought up the kitchen's breakfast tray, the smell of the eggs nearly sent me running for the balcony before I could explain myself."
"You said nothing of any of this."
"I did not want to say it aloud and
