The next morning I didn't want to get out of bed with everything that happened last night. I held onto my pillow and covered my face. When my eyes closed all I could think about was the kiss last night. Had he intended to do that from the beginning of seeing my powers or had he always suspected me since I came there. These questions were always in my mind and all the big training Baghra wanted to do outside her training area was put off due to being in secret. I laid there even though breakfast had come and gone when I heard a knock on the door.

"Yes?" I said looking up from the pillow

The door opened and revealed Nadia and Marie with some of the breakfast from this morning. I didn't want to get up and they seemed to notice as they came over to me and set the breakfast down. Marie had me sit up where she noticed my blush on my face and I covered my face with my hands. I had so many emotions going through me at once it wasn't even funny at the moment.

"What happened?" Marie asked

"He found out." I said

"Who found out? found out what?"Nadia said

"General Kirigan. He found out I'm a dual summoner." I said

I couldn't see their faces but they probably were shocked and then I felt one of them remove my hands seeing I was uneasy. I knew I promised to tell them if anything happened but this was so unexpected with everything that had gone on. I just wanted to sit there but I saw they brought me breakfast and I ate while I decided what to tell them.

"What did General Kirigan do?" Marie asked

"He used his shadows to make the hallway dark. I had to use the light." I said

"Do you think he suspected you since he met you again?" Nadia asked

"Possibly. I was struggling in front of him." I said

"Did anything else happen?" Marie asked "You've been slightly blushing since we got in here."

I nodded as I ate but I still didn't know if I wanted to tell them when it was still sort of wrong to think such things. Then I remembered I did promise them I would tell them and a promise was a promise no matter what so I had to get the courage up to tell them. I knew he probably wouldn't say anything to the 2nd army unless they found out about me somehow.

"He kissed me last night." I said

Marie and Nadia both gasped and though Nadia I suspected was into women I never actually asked. Nadia just sat by me seeing I was still in my kefta, I hadn't taken it off all night and she helped adjust it on me to look like I hadn't slept in it. I was going through a whole thing of emotions at the moment.

"Did you kiss him back?" Marie asked

"I did." I said

"Aw. Shadow and Sun, Forbidden from being in love and yet something might start." Marie teased

"Remind me to tease you back when you get a boyfriend. Oh wait, I don't have one." I said

"yet." Marie teased

I just shook it off as I finished eating then got up as I brushed my hair a bit. I looked at them and my room for a minute knowing this room was fit for a normal tidemaker. Would my room change if I were to be found out? Would I be in the other wing closer to the general's room if it was? I smacked myself some to snap me out of those thoughts.

"Amira!" Nadia and Marie said

"I am never going to be someone's pet. If anyone ever tries to control me or my power I will fight back." I said before looking at myself in the mirror.

I am starting to see the dual summoner Amira and not the tidemaker Amira anymore in my reflection. Nine years of hiding has left me a bit bitter maybe...maybe this is what I need to feel freer. I thought

"Let's go out and train with the others. Maybe you'll feel better about this whole thing." Marie said

I wasn't sure but I let them talk me into it and followed them down where everyone seemed distracted. We were working on hand-to-hand combat without powers and I needed to get some of this out of me so I was willing to fight. When Botkin chose me and Zoya I prepared for this cause I knew that she was the general's favorite.

not anymore it seems. I thought

We went up against each other as I was able to see her move for move as people were watching us. I was glad it was without powers cause I knew my tidemaker powers wouldn't work with her squaller powers. I was keeping up in this way but I knew there was so much more going on. When I landed a blow on her and knocked her down she seemed pissed. I hadn't realized she was also one of the people who was Jealous of the general showing attention toward me. I saw her angry look and suddenly she put her hands together.

oh no. I thought

I put my hands together to defend but I wasn't focusing on the whole situation at hand as I just used whatever came to mind first. As she used air I was quick to surround myself with light and her air was cut in half by the light. I looked down at her while it shined around me protecting me and I realized I had used the wrong one but the water wouldn't have done much at all. Zoya got up and looked at me in shock as I refused to let the light go.

"You're a sun summoner? But you're a tidemaker." Zoya said

"I am." I said

"A dual summoner?!" Botkin said

well the secret is out of the bag. I thought

Marie and Nadia approached and they were able to get in my light as it surrounded all three of us. Marie and Nadia were ready to defend off any of their fellow 2nd army Grisha if they had to but refused to let the light down.

"You two knew?" Zoya asked

"Of course we did. She confided in us for her own secret." Marie said

"You can let it down, Amira." Nadia said

I hesitated but let the light go down as I figured everything was safe. I was wrong though as tidemakers were using water on me and it wasn't an easy attack. I covered myself to try to hold their attacks off but Nadia got in front and used her own tidemaker abilities to stop them.

"She is Grisha like we all are." Nadia said "So she is different from the rest of us, she didn't ask to be this way. She only hid it because that was what she was told to do."

"She could have come clean from the beginning." One of the tidemakers said

I was going to say something when I felt two presences close by. One I knew was the general the other was Baghra and they were heading in this direction. I could tell that word must have spread about what had just happened but then General Kirigan already knew.

"I told her not to." Baghra said, getting everyone's attention "You all know what would happen if anyone knew of a sun summoner in the little palace. A lot of responsibility to tear down the fold, she's worked hard but that power is nowhere near enough to tear it down."

"Well Baghra, it seems you broke protocol." General Kirigan said as he looked down at her "You are supposed to tell me. Her Kefta is all wrong for her, she needs a new design."

I felt intimidated by the fact they were both there but I knew there was so much more going on than anyone else was going to. Baghra and General Kirigan seemed to have tension between them as they didn't seem eye to eye but relatives had that thing. I knew the truth that somehow they were related.

"Amira Silina, come here." General Kirigan said

I looked at him as I stood there but looked at Baghra who just nodded as I walked over to him. He put his hand out to me and I looked back at Nadia and Marie as they smiled at me. I hesitated but put my hand in his as he started to lead me away.

"Baghra, you've trained her well. She's an excellent tidemaker and I'm sure her sun summoner abilities are just as strong." General kirigan said

Where is he taking me? I thought

We walked into the little palace as I was questioning everything in my head after last night. Watching where he was going I calmed down seeing he was taking me to be seen by a healer. Well it was probably best water was a weapon of it's own and I knew that it could bruise even with a bulletproof Kefta. As we walked in, some healers looked at the two of us.

"General Kirigan." The healers said

"Amira was attacked by the other tidemakers, will you make sure she is unharmed?" General kirigan said

"Yes sir." the healers said

They had me remove the kefta and then they started to look over my arms and see what was going on. I was glad I had always prepared for when I had to remove the kefta. I could feel the tingling of the bruises that were starting to fade away. It didn't bother me so much but now I had to be on alert.

"You probably wonder what is going to happen?" General Kirigan said

"Yes." I said

"I'll try to postpone having to bring you to the King and Queen for as long as I can. You'll be moved to a different room and Genya will be there to help you." General Kirigan said

"my things in my old room?" I asked

"Your friends will be allowed to visit you and bring them to you." General Kirigan said

I questioned his objective of this whole thing but once the healers were done I knew there was so much more than what he was saying.

"A new Kefta will be brought to you tomorrow or the next day. You'll stay in the little palace until you have it." General Kirigan said

so now I'm bound to the inside of the little palace for a day or two. I thought