Summary

Chapter 16 begins with Mare reflecting on those who have died in her name. Farley, Shade, and Mare start towards Wolliver’s hanging body to take it down but Cal stops them and warns them that it may be a trap. He and Mare see Maven’s crown in the shadows and two swifts pull Shade away from them before he can jump them away. Mare shoots lightning at them, but a persistent clicking sound dulls her vision and focus. Ptolemus grabs her arm and kicks her to the ground. She looks up to see Maven crouching above her, and he tightens his grip on her arm. The clicking continues and Mare feels herself being shocked with lightning. Mare believes that she is dying.

In Chapter 17, Mare wakes up with Kilorn holding her in a packed dirt house. She sees the worried expressions on...