KIERYGAN'S POV
I kept my mind occupied with an endless tide of kingdom affairs—matters of Altierra, Vargheim, and everything in between.
I didn’t know how many hours had passed when a sharp, deliberate knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. My head snapped up, and I set down the quill I’d been absently turning in my hand.
“Enter,” I said.
The door swung open, revealing Ulyanna. Her face was calm, but there was a glint in her eyes that told me she had found something in Silverpine Valley. She stepped inside and closed the door behind her.
“Took you long enough,” I said, gesturing to the seat across from me.
She took it without hesitation, her hands folding neatly in her lap. “I went straight to Ashteryn,” she said. “I assumed Eirlys would still be there.”
I narrowed my eyes,
