Nova did not let her guard drop for a second. Even as Cinder appeared relaxed and wasn't armed, she didn't trust her for a minute.
Her gaze was fixed on Asher with full interest, but the curve of her brow gave away her irritation—though there was something else there too. She was intrigued.
Sinnett gave her a look as the silence stretched, then decided to speak up.
"Cinder, tell them where they kept the remnants of the dragons."
"Wait, what?"
Asher and Nova both replied in unison, the shock from what they heard moving through their bodies like lightning. Nova, who thought it would be impossible, dropped her hands with wide eyes and stepped closer.
"Do you actually know... where they are?" she asked, forcing her voice not to break between her words.
Cinder blinked slowly. Then a smirk crept up her lips as she shifted her gaze to Nova.
"So that's the price of my life?"
"That, maybe," Sinnett said with a shrug. "And your silence. You don't get to keep secrets."
