mari

Violet doesn't have time to put her armor on as she runs with Xaden to battle. If I were here, I would risk being thirty seconds late to a fight to have my fucking armor on, but whatever. Xaden takes command as they realize they're undermanned because the rebellion riders have taken over all the outposts the Navarre army was covering. I guess this has to do with whatever bullshit was happening earlier with the Poromiel queen's death ending a treaty? It's not really clear.

All the second and third year riders want to fight, and Xaden says this:
( i feel like nothing has actually been resolved in this brick of a book )