Chapter 390 - Ally

• I allow a tiny smile to find my lips as my eyes move over Elias’s tense face. He holds my gaze, determined and afraid, and I decide suddenly that he’s…either an excellent actor or very, very earnest.
• “He’s fine,” I whisper, nodding quietly to this Atalaxian prince. Immediately, the tension goes out of his shoulders and he exhales a long breath. “He’s fine, Elias. Totally fine.”
• He nods, sharp, and looks down at the table as color flushes in his cheeks. “Please. How do you know he’s fine?”