Soon, the sound of rushing footsteps echoed through the air as frantic knights approached. Thorin glanced at Puck. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Puck wanted to say no, but he couldn't. He had a sinking feeling he knew exactly what Thorin was thinking—and worse, he agreed.
"It must be Riona," Thorin said as if delivering some groundbreaking revelation.
Puck had traveled with Thorin to the Kingdom of Eira. He hadn't been as close to Riona as Thorin was, but he knew one thing: Riona had a knack for blowing things up.
And those explosions were often followed by her fainting.
When Nina had delivered her threat, it sounded more like an ambitious plan than something serious. Thorin seemed convinced, bowing to her without hesitation, but Puck had seen through her flair for the dramatic.
