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Near the stairs, Zander gathers his group around a bright portal that will take them back to the Day Realm. Maelyn and Maverick hop through it, along with a few of the soldiers they brought with them to the party.
Before Zander follows them, he turns to Kirian. “We’ll recruit all the most powerful Pyros in the Day Realm and send them to you. We’ll also set up registration tents on the south side of Hailene where we’ll receive the refugees.”
“Very good.” Kirian gives his cousin a tight smile.
Damon, Whitley, their kids, and Astrid are the next ones to depart.
After throwing down a portal to the Dream Realm and ushering his entourage through it, Damon stops to say, “We’ll have all the sprites from the Enchanted Forest spread the message of the current events throughout the lands. Every single person in Valora will be informed in time, even those in the countryside and on the coast. No one will be forgotten. I swear it.”
At the guarantee, Kirian’s shoulders droop with relief as he puts an arm around Quinn.
“Good luck,” he tells Damon because the Dream Realm has its own battle to take on.
Fortunately for them, they’ve got an extra day to prepare and they’re a smaller kingdom. They have time on their side and less people to move out, but they’re also the realm with the fewest Pyros, so finding enough volunteers could be difficult.
After Damon’s crew leaves, it’s just the Night Realm royals left with Kai and me as unknown onlookers.
We watch helplessly as a devastated little girl is taken up to her room with a lone piece of cake. There won’t be time to open all the presents. There will be no dancing.
This is the worst end to a party.
Torius hangs back on the bottom step, letting Danyetta and Greenlee get ahead before pivoting to Kirian. “We will be triumphant. We have to beat this because I refuse to let my family die.”
Kirian meets Torius where he is and grips his best friend’s shoulder. “Promise me something.”
“Anything.”
“Pack your bags. I want you, Danyetta, and Greenlee to go to the Earth realm.”
Torius is so shocked by the order that he flinches. “What?”
“Just for a couple days. That’ll give Valora two years of progress—letting the air clear and rebuilding what has been damaged.”
“No,” Torius protests.
“Take them, along with Caspian and Cassidy,” Kirian goes on as if Torius didn’t just refuse. “Get them out of here just in case.”
“In case what?”
“We lose.”
“Don’t do that.” Frustrated, Torius shakes his head. “Don’t think that way.”
“I’m considering all the possible outcomes. It’s my job.”
“Then let me do mine. Your chances of beating this are better with me, and you know it. What happens when the meteors land in the sea and cause a tsunami? Who’s going to stop the wave from washing away all the towns on the shores? I’m the only person who can control water. You need me.”
“Danyetta and Greenlee need you more.”
“They need a home.”
“They need to stay alive, and the only way I can make sure that happens is if you’re all far away from here.”
Torius scowls, and he’s quite intimidating with the tattoos on his angry face. “I can’t believe you’re asking me to sit this one out.”
“I’m not asking. I’m telling you.” Then Kirian tacks on, “As your king.”
“Oh, you’re pulling that shit?”
