Page 53 of Knight's End
A rumbling started in the distance. An ominous sound like thunder, unending thunder.
What is it?I asked Quinn. But he didn’t respond.
Connor and I exchanged a glance. His face remained calm, but his sea-colored eyes shot a warning at me. He gave me one of our childhood hand-signals. The one for escape.
I marched over and grabbed Declan’s hand. Queen Diamoni turned to tell me to stop, but that’s when the screaming started.
Tsunami!
Quinn’s yell roared in my head, just as I saw the wild white foam smash into the wall. The cracks made by the gargoyles crackled and spread. A trickle of water burst through in one spot.
I grabbed my knights and ignored Diamoni—who started shouting orders.
Her husbands poured out onto the balcony of the room. Wind raced toward the wall and over it, shoving back the crest of the tsunami.
We left them to the fight. We ran through the palace, Declan leading us through the halls, whipping past pastel-colored nobles who were whispering frantically to one another. We ran through the courtyard, which was rapidly emptying of soldiers marching toward the wall.
We got outside the castle walls.
“Pony!” I yelled, as Sedarian merchants streamed past us, fleeing the city with their wagons.
My gargoyle and the other we’d traveled on, swooped down. I didn’t know if he’d heard me or if blood-bonded gargoyles could read thoughts. I didn’t really care as I mounted up and yanked on Declan to mount behind me.
We rose into the air. The wind from the princes at the palace shoved us toward the sea and our beasts had to fight to gain height.
Sedara’s army stationed themselves on rooftops and balconies, calmly awaiting their orders.
I heard a siren start to sing and I urged Pony higher, so we’d get out of range.
The first row of soldiers on balconies shot out spears. They flew through the air and hit the water. I saw at least one lifeless siren float to the surface.
Then I saw Mayi. She was slightly behind the crest of the tsunami. Her white hair whipped back in the wind caused by the princes. Her white wings fluttering inside the column of water she floated on. The silver-white scales on her arms reflected the mid-morning sun as she shoved her hands forward and sent another wave crashing into the seawall of Sedara.
I glanced back. The elves of Peth had topped the seawall. They responded by sending crackling lightning dancing across the waves.
Ally or not, it didn’t look like Queen Diamoni would escape this war.
Good.
I hoped Sedara would keep our enemies busy enough to divide their attention.
Because if they were looking away from Evaness, they wouldn’t see me creep up behind them.
They wouldn’t see my sword until they looked down and saw the tip protruding from their stomach.
Isla. Raj. And the witch who now had a name.
They thought they were going to end Sedara.
But I was going to end them.
