We were not built on peace. We were built on madness and lies and chaos. We do this together, peace or not. Easy or not. I will never understand what I did for the Saints to think I deserved you, but I am done questioning. ~~~ Four months after parting on the Zemini coast Nikolai still hasn't fulfilled his promise, that he'll find a way to be with the girl he loves. Burdened by the weight of his oath, he's almost lost hope until rumors reach him of a wind spirit haunting the Zemini coast. But spirits and Saints don't exist, only green-eyed squallers who steal his heart. But finding her again threatens to draw him into a conspiracy older than Ravka itself, revealing secrets he never dreamed of. ~~~ Tempest and Tide Sequel If you're here before you've read Tempest and Tide go to my page and check out the first story! ~~~ drinking, kidnapping, allusions to sexual assault | nothing spicier than in the grishaverse books | Shadow and Bone + Siege and Storm spoilers