CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Cora stared out from the prow of a fast fishing boat, willing it to hurry along the fjords. She had never been beyond the Dowager’s kingdom before, and if there had been more time she might have taken her time, savoring the experience. For now, though, all she wanted was for the boat to arrive in Ishjemme.
“It won’t go any faster just because we want it to,” Aidan said, putting a hand on her shoulder. Cora was surprised by how much that touch calmed her. There was something reassuring about having him there with her. Just not reassuring enough to completely push out the thoughts of how much danger Sophia was in.
“Sophia could be dying as we speak,” Cora said. “Siobhan… you don’t know how dangerous she is, Aidan.”
“I’ve heard stories,” he assured her, as Emeline came
