“What if you didn’t only ally with me,” he asked at last, “but with Adarlan itself?” Maeve didn’t answer. As if she were surprised by the offer. “A bigger alliance than merely working together to find the key,” Dorian mused, and shrugged. “You have no kingdom, and clearly want another. Why not lend your gifts to Adarlan, to me? Bring your spiders to our side.” “A breath ago, you were livid that I enslaved your friend.” “Oh, I still am. Yet I am not so proud to refuse to consider the possibility. You want a kingdom? Then join mine. Ally with me, work with me to get what we need from Erawan, and
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