“Are you well?” he says, his voice very low. “I am well.” I pause. “I understand my sister issued an order to have a company sent through the mountain pass.” “We received word of Nolla Verin’s intent,” Grey says. Of course he did. It hasn’t been long, but Grey doesn’t hesitate. He probably already sent women and men to the mountain pass. Then he adds, “I told the captains we will have soldiers readied, but we would wait for the order to come from the queen herself.” I stare at him. I want to throw my arms around his neck. I want to burst into tears.