I put a hand on Amara's shoulder, she wasn't blinking. I snapped my fingers in her face but she still was amazed.
"This calls for a celebration," I announced, standing up. Tristan pulled me back down, slapping my head.
"Not now, you idiot," Phoenix whispered and slapped me on the head. I made a growling sound deep in my throat. I was about to retort but Raelynn took my side.
"Leave him alone." She swatted Phoenix and muttered something to her while glancing at me.
Tristan gave me a questioning look, wiggling his eyebrows and nudging me with his elbow, which hurt just as much as Phoenix's slap did.
"What?" I demanded.
"You tell me," he snickered. I suppress a smile.
"Stop it," I told. He didn't listen, as usual.
"This is my revenge," he said, almost inaudible. I used to tease him and Belle, now it's his turn. I sighed desperately. Phoenix kept smiling at Raelynn, Lyra clutching her chest while Amara sat with her mouth agape.
"You can have your revenge later," I said. "Worry about Amara right now."
"She's fine," he said, without even glancing at her.
"My friend," I said, slapping his back. "We both have different definitions of fine."
He sighed and walked over to her. He got Amara talking but she still couldn't digest the news since she asked multiple times whether it was true or not.
"So, they're on our side now?" Nathan wondered, a furrow between his brows.
"They bombed the most powerful people in the kingdom," I pointed out. Then I remembered that we didn't have a proper alliance with them. "Wait, are they on our side?"
"We'll need to confirm, of course," Hellen said.
"But most probably yes," Alfred added.
"They should have been careful, though," Tristan said.
I sighed. "Don't worry, I'm sure Belle is fine," I told. We all laughed. Tristan bit his lip, glaring at me as his cheeks tinted red on his pale skin. "If that's what you were worried about," I added quickly. We all suppressed smiles and giggles.
"What about the other thing?" Phoenix asked, I could tell by the devilish look on her face that she knew something we didn't, which was usually Anthony's job to be the know-it-all.
Hellen and Alfred exchanged looks, then Hellen narrowed her eyes at Phoenix. Phoenix played innocent.
"What did you do, Phoenix?" Raelynn asked, worrying.
"Why do you always assume that I did something?" Phoenix's voice was high.
"Because when something nasty happens around here it's usually your doing," I answered, getting a slap on my head for it. Raelynn mouthed sorry to me and I tried to smile at her.
"One of our soldiers has fled Crimsyn State and has decided to change loyalties," Hellen told. Phoenix smiled wickedly but I could see the hatred and rage in her eyes, not to mention she was making a fist and was breathing heavily.
"It's Bemus," she said through gritted teeth. "We sent someone to Crimsyn State, to give them an update and he told us that Bemus Pavo had betrayed us."
None of us spoke, we had no idea how to feel about this.
"I was expecting he would do something like that," Phoenix said, breaking the silence. She turned to Hellen and Alfred with the kind of hope and excitement you have when asking your parents for permission to go out. "Now can I kill him?"
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When Stars Fall(The Last Star Trilogy #3)
Fantasy"That explains the color of the sky." I looked up. "It didn't change that much. Now it goes red from time to time." Another statement I shouldn't have said. "That's because of the shooting Stars." Lydia coughed, trying to defend her father's mistake...
