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The whole inner circle and I sit in a large room discussing everything Celaena told Rhys when the girl herself appears. She walks by carrying a stack of books in her arms. The title of one catches my eye, the spine marked in glittering gold ink. I swiftly walk over to her and pull out the book, careful not to disturb the rest of the pile. I study the cover. "What's a Wyrd Mark?" I ask Celaena. She bites her lip and hesitates for a moment.
"It's something to help me get home." For the time being, that is a sufficient answer.
"We still have the deal, remember?" Rhysand asks her with a glare. What deal? Everyone exchanges confused glances before returning their attention back to Rhys. "We have made a deal. She will help us with this Orcus character and in return, we are to assist her in getting home." Celaena gives a tight lipped smile and then continues to her room with the books.
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We had sent Azriel out to go watch Hyberns side of the battleground, just to make sure no rogue soldiers were planning a second war. He comes back looking disheveled and worried. "Azriel is everything okay? What happened?" Mor asks the questions we all want to know.
"There are... armies lined up with the small remains of Hybern's. Some of them have this aura of darkness, nothing I have ever seen before." As he is talking Celaena was entering the room again, and she hears what he has to say. "A group of them caught up to me," Azriel continues. "I could've nearly died," he finishes, face paling with the weight of what happened.
All of us think the same thing; if Azriel was in danger from just a group of them... What could an army do? Everyone turns towards Celaena. "Is everything okay?" Feyre's concerned voice asks. Celaena looks like she's about to be sick.
"No," she laughs. "No, they're here. The people... the demons. The valg." She looks to Rhysand and fear fills each and every one of her features. Her eyes widen, and then a light washes over the room.
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Edited 1/16/21
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