Then he asks her what she was thinking about earlier and she tells him it was Tavius, her step brother. Sera confides in him that she would like to go already, but Nektas explains the dangers that come from traveling without protection. Attes also mentions that there has been a lot of complications, and Nyktos says he assumes Attes had nothing to do with that.

One of the Cimmerian warriors starts speaking about a ripple of power being felt throughout all of the courts, and Saion recognizes him as Dorcan, one of the really old Cimmerian and someone you do not want to cross on a battlefield.Nyktos and Seraphena continue their conversation in the privacy of his office, where he tells her that he chose to get his Kardia removed because he saw what the loss of love did to his father and to his uncle, so he didn’t want to repeat either of those mistakes. She wakes up and Rhain asks her what happened in the pool area–so she tells him that she just lost control and panicked. Once they’re back in the Shadowlands, Sera is attacked in her bedroom by Veses, and Bell comes to her rescue.

So I truly can’t wait till the next one for this series comes out, but also, the latest book of the From Blood and Ash series has come out already, so you may want to read that one too! As their time to find a way to remove the embers and save Sera is counted, they also need to navigate the politics of gods and primals, hide Sera’s ability from everyone, especially Kolis, and try to clear all the miscommunication between them too while they’re at it. He also agrees to take her into Lasania to visit her step-sister Ezra, and to visit the Pools of Divanash–she will go with Nektas. He tells her that while she can protect herself, we all need people to look over us and after us, including him.he truly accepted her reasons why and understood where she was coming from and how desperate she must have been to want to fulfill the plan. They continue arguing, and Nyktos reveals that Hate and love are not two sides of the same coin–love comes from the soul, and hate is the product of the mind due to atrocities committed by others or by themselves. Sera and Nyktos's arcs were balanced even though there was more focus on Sera's but that makes sense for the plot.