![]() ![]() Alina proposes working together to rebuild Ravka and wants to end the separation of Grisha orders by colored keftas.Īs Nikolai is crowned King of Ravka, a woman in the crowd remains seated and looks unwell. He thanks Alina for being with him during the coronation and jokes about kissing, but they're interrupted by Genya and Zoya. Nikolai shows Alina a wound on his chest caused by the nichevo'ya and sees a shadow monster in the mirror. Matthias fights back, and Nina drops the pardon as she's dragged away. He can't kill them because he is a drüskelle, so he kneels down. The guards refuse, and Matthias is forced to fight two wolves instead of a human opponent. ![]() But Nina appears with a pardon from Nikolai, demanding his release. Pekka agrees, and the crowd cheers as Matthias enters the ring. Matthias asks Pekka to help him get back into the fights, revealing that Kaz has been bribing the guards to keep him out. Their new mission is to hunt slaver ships. Mal joins Inej, Tamar, Tolya, and Nadia on the flying ship, and they reunite with the rest of Sturmhond's crew at sea. Meanwhile, Nikolai is delighted to see Mal setting sail and passes on the mantle of Sturmhond to him, giving him his lucky compass. He finally admits that he wants her, but Inej challenges him to figure out how they can be together. As she prepares to leave, Kaz stops her and begs her to stay in Ketterdam with him. Although Inej gives Kaz an opportunity to confess his feelings, he avoids it. In addition, he reveals to Inej that he has been searching for her family and gives her a lead to follow. While Inej is praying alone, Kaz finds her and informs her that Nikolai has paid them and arranged for a pardon for Nina and Matthias. Alina tells Mal that he could become a privateer and that they will wait and see if their paths lead them back to each other now that they are living by choice rather than destiny. ![]() At Alina's request, they burn the Darkling's body, and Zoya and Genya light the pyre first. Later, she finds a ruby and David's sketches, which he was using to create a ring for her, and she breaks down in tears. Genya searches for David with Adrik's assistance, but discovers blood on the wall and cannot feel his heartbeat. ![]() Meanwhile, Mal informs Alina that he can no longer feel his gift of true north and doesn't know what he is meant for now that he has fulfilled his duty as her amplifier. When the Crows regroup, Jesper suggests writing a story about their adventures, and they brainstorm various titles. As he collapses, he tells her to ensure there is nothing left of him. She needs someone to save her in the years of loneliness to come.Īlina rejects him and stabs him with the blade. Without him, she has no counterbalance, no darkness to stand against the light. The Darkling rises and tells Alina that she now understands sacrifice. Alina cries out for Nina as she holds Mal's lifeless body, begging the Heartrender for help. However, the shadow monster still lives, and Nikolai and the others must continue fighting for their lives.Ī small army of shadow monsters approaches Inej and Zoya, but they use the Neshyenyer to take them on. He hands Alina his knife and they share a poignant moment before she drives it through his heart, unleashing a massive display of power that destroys the Fold. Wylan uses a phosphorus bomb, which seems to work, but the creature regenerates quickly.Īlina is with Mal, who is dying, while the Darkling writhes on the ground. They make their way through the fort, narrowly escaping two volcra, but encounter a nichevo’ya. They decide to enter the Fold on foot to help her, and Kaz lends his cane to Nikolai to assist with his leg injury. Nikolai and the others are worried about Alina's safety when they realize that the Fold still hasn't been destroyed. Forced into an impossible situation during her fight with Kirigan, Alina makes a fateful decision that alters her relationship with magic- and Mal. ![]()
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