Hushed Willows And I hope that you'll remember me,

When the fire fae greeted her, Lumiya was expecting an update on outside situations - perhaps another run-in with a saint, though she'd kept quiet about her own... But no, it wasn't to be. The fae looked confused... She'd never promised anything of such matters. The one thing she remembered promising the other was to not cast her out like the old court had. Her desires had been kept quiet, and Lumiya had only approved the idea of the Honeyed Sabers. True it was that Lumi herself thought of Orlaith as their leading guard, but the position was never granted formally nor announced by the fire fae herself.

I promised to not cast you out upon recruiting you. The fae queen corrected. She'd not spoken of a lead guard, not aloud.

I approved your idea of the Honeyed Sabers - I've trusted you with the court's safety in my absence. She listed. It was true that she herself did most of the talking, as she was the best scholar - the best leader they had. Their duties were different, and Orlaith was far too aggressive to hold the peace in this realm the way Lumiya did, she thought.

At the announcement of a request, she rose a brow expectantly.