Flashback ( PDFDrive )

something for their soporidine—something that may or may not
require the help of a Shade.
But that still felt like a whole lot of nothing.
So did Marella’s offer to see if she could learn anything from Fintan
during their training.
Fintan had been right that something was going to happen at the
Celestial Festival. But he clearly had a lot of gaps in his knowledge.
Plus, the Council would be watching those lessons very closely.
They’d seen Marella use her ability against the newborns—most of
their world had, in fact. And since it had been such a spectacle, and
Marella had kept herself well under control, the Council agreed to give
training a chance—which was actually a pretty huge change for the
Lost Cities.
And it was only the beginning.
The Council had also promised lots more announcements in the
days ahead, as they figured out what to do about Luzia and Orem and
the trolls. In the meantime, they’d stationed guards outside the hive at
Everglen, even though Tarina had sealed it before she left to speak
with her empress.
“What’d they do about Alvar?” Sophie had to ask, cringing as her
mind dredged up the gruesome memory of his lifeless face, floating in
—
“That’s right,” Dex said, dragging her mind away from the
horrifying flashback. “You weren’t there for that part.”
“Which part?” she asked, not liking the way all her friends shared a
very strange look.
Marella was the one who finally told her. “After you guys left,
Tarina cleared Fitz and Biana out so she could make some final