Cain's heart.
The thing inside me was killing me, I knew it. The woman, Celeana Sardothian, I knew she could help me.
I walked into the training hall, the captain of the guard was sparring with the pathetic woman, she looked somewhat beautiful. Her hair pulled tightly into a braid. Her head whipped around to see me; she gave me a fierce smile before turning back to Chaol and continuing.
It was the last week of the year, and Celeana thought I was dead. Chaol. That idiot thought he killed me; he only killed the thing inside me. I was glad. Now to tell Celeana how I really felt about her attitude.
She stood of the terrace of a greenhouse, I saw the captain of the guard walk up behind her, they were in deep conversation, I pulled back my string to the bow I had made, aiming for Chaol. What happened next made me angry as hell. She kissed him. I growled and lowered my bow, they were tangled up in each other, she led him down the stairs and into a carriage. Didn't she hate him? I think she feels obligated to kiss him; after all he did take her out of Endover. The way she looked at him. I shoved the feelings back down to where they belong. Out of sight.
I saw her corner grave in an alley, she was fast. Swift. As if she was not even human. Was she possessed by one of those things? I heard grave yell, but no one heard him, he was a sheep, and she was the wolf that had captured its prey. A slow smile spread across my lips as she gutted him and cut off his head. I knew he had done something to her that crossed the line.
The next time I saw Celeana she was attacking those creatures, Valg as the people whispered, they were being killed off, one by one. Damn, she was human at all; I saw her ears and fangs. She was fae. What chance did I have to kill her? And when that fae male came to her, they joined powers, was he her mate? I don't know how I traveled and saw her this way, but I did. And the small part of me that was envious of that male was growing.
The king was dead, and Celeana saw me in the crowd. She didn't say anything, she announced that she killed the king, but I doubted that. So I was free? Finally? Not having to worry about being caught by Perrington and tortured, I can finally come out of hiding, it's been how long since I felt like this? No more fighting in useless wars. I threw my hands in the air and cheered with everyone else and Celeana left the spot she was standing at. "That's queen Aelin Galathynuis! The queen of Terrasen!" I heard a woman call Aelin? Galathynuis? She lied to everyone. A slow smile spread across my face.