Book 4: Chapter 34
Fia bounced anxiously on her toes as she looked up at the night sky. She was back where Max had left her, on the topmost point of the Imperial city, the sky port that would soon welcome her Max home.
She could already see the traces of the imperial transport in the night sky and the skiff that would soon descend from it. Coming here to await the fortnightly transport arrival was something she had come to do on a regular basis. Each night would be one filled with both hope and disappointment when Max did not arrive.
Tonight however she had more than hope.
She had faith.
And friends.
Kel Zhi and Yu Li joined her on the platform, braving the strong winds that blew their robes wildly as if in a typhoon. Ever since Kel Zhi had told her of discovering Max and that he was close, she had been filled with excitement and anticipation.
Fia had pegged this night, the last transport arrival before her trial as when Max had to be coming home. With his return, he could challenge the Warden and put a swift end to all her nonsense and that of her nieces. There would be no trial for her then and more than that, they could even be wed before the baby was born.
Just the thought of it all happening made her lightheaded with joy.
Yet still, her nerves were on end. “Do you sense him yet, Kel Zhi?”