“For the last time?” Thorat said.
Sovara nodded. “Yes, for the last time. Make what efforts you can to convince the city watch – or even the palace guardsmen – to watch over the ladies of the temples, but after the sun rises, we will devote ourselves wholly to the defense of the dragons’ gates. We cannot be everywhere, and for myself, I choose the dragons.”
“I’m going to stay right where I have been,” Raina said.
“Then you can keep the shrine… or what’s left of it,” Sovara said.
“Where will you go?” Garren asked Sovara.
She looked toward the door. “First, to the hills, and then probably to the northern provinces, which have not sunk so much. You can go to the near provinces, or do what you can here, I suppose.”
“I’ll go with you,” Anot volunteered. He glanced at Eppie, but she shook
