Prologue
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Kyprioth watched his favorite mortal twenty-four seven. He loved to watch Aly, even from when she was just a little girl growing up at Pirates' Swoop. Alliane was mystery to him. She was a very special young girl. Already she was a brilliant liar, good enough to fool the god at times.
He was more then excited when Aly was kidnapped by pirates and brought to his Isles. He had thought he might have to wait for his revolution for another century. But if Aly bright-eyes would be there, he could speed up his plans. Kyprioth rubbed his hands in excitement. He sent his little mortal to the Balitangs.
He knew he needed to appear to her, before she tried to free herself, and to explain why he wanted her to stay. But a part of him wanted to see how long it would take her to escape. She had only been there a day when she started to work on lock picks and formulate a plan.
Kyprioth waited until the very last minute to appear to Aly, through that dumb mage. Aly had taken him up on his wager, her eyes bright and eager. He watched her in mirrors, puddles, any reflective surface that would show him the mortal realms. He would spend hours watching her. He watched as she got the raka mage Ochobu Dodeka on board for the rebellion, and learned from and taught the crows. To make sure she didn't become homesick he sent her images of her home and family in her dreams.
Aly, his Aly as he had begun to think of her, earned the respect of every important person and went unnoticed by those she wanted to forget her face. He hoped that she would stay in the Isles even after he ruled them and a raka queen sat on the throne. He loved to watch her face, her expressions as she lied so smoothly to the rest of his rebellion.
If he noticed he was becoming obsessed with Aly, he ignored it. He began to feel something ugly curling in his chest every time that Nawat Crow kissed her. Nawat Crow was becoming a pesky annoyance. He was a distraction to his Aly. He stopped talking to the Dawn Crow for nearly a week when she suggested that it was jealousy.
Aly had charmed the entire Balitang household by the time that Bronau attacked. His knuckles turned white as he gripped the arm rests to his chair. He only relaxed once the fight was over.
When George Cooper came to the Balitang house, Kyprioth cursed himself for not noticing that he was on his way. He had been preoccupied by his favorite pastime, Aly watching. He would sit for days of mortal time, just watching her.
He observed the father-daughter reunion before appearing himself. What if Aly wanted to go home? If she did he wouldn't stop her. Even though it wasn't summer yet, if she would be happier in Tortall he would let her go.
To say Kyprioth was elated when his Aly decided to stay was an understatement.