“Who is that?” I squint, and I just barely make out two things: a banner of two converging suns and another one of the serpent king’s sigil. “First and Second Kingdom?” I ask breathlessly. “I didn’t know they were coming to help!” “They weren’t,” Manu admits, glancing down at me with surprise. “We didn’t know they would be here. We sent missives to Second Kingdom, but we didn’t know… The prince must’ve sent soldiers on ships and met King Thold at Breakwater. And they must’ve just come straight here.”
