Peri was about to tell them it was time to go when Ona appeared once again. The fae warrior bowed her head to Peri and then the others. “I am very sorry for your loss,” she said.
“You have suffered loss as well, Ona,” Peri said. “Vale and Talia were your close comrades. I am sorry for both of us.”
Ona nodded as her eyes glistened with unshed tears. “I didn’t fight in the battle because I was called back by the High Fae council to report to them on what was going on,” she explained. She must have seen the questions in Peri’s eyes. “You and Nissa have been very busy,” Ona said, “and they needed to know.”
“I agree,” Peri said. “I haven’t had time to keep them up-to-date on the seriousness of the matter, and Nissa has felt that she needed to be helping, as well, especially after Alston’s be
