Aelin was nervous.
Something she didn't think she'd ever be. Though she knew that all this was necessary for the survival of her kingdom she couldn't help but feel nervous. Nervous about how Rowan would react once he found out what her plan was. She was about to get married and the pain of knowing what she had to do was unbearable.
Leaving her own mate.
The one she was supposed to spend her life with. But it was necessary she needed to sacrifice herself for the people of Terrasen. She needed to prove a point, that she would not leave her people alone in times of need. To prove Darrow wrong about her, that she would help her country even when some wouldn't accept her.
There was a knock on the door and she knew it was time.
She stood and walked to the composing her self ready to do what needed to be done.
To marry her mate.