The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

I shut down the unnecessary panic so I could freak out
about it another day—like maybe after I learned if I truly
was immortal.
I nodded, feeling rather logical at the moment.
“Okay,” I said, taking a nice deep and slow breath.
“We’ll take that day by day.” Something occurred to me
then, and I looked at Kieran. “You’re going to be happy to
hear this. I have a question.”
“I am so thrilled.” Only the light in Kieran’s eyes told me
that he was glad I was alive and able to ask questions.
“If the wolven were bonded to the deities, how did they
not protect the deities during the war?” I asked.
“Many did, and many died in the process,” Kieran said,
and my shoulders tightened. “Not all deities were killed,
though. There were several left after the war, ones who had
no interest in ruling. The wolven became very protective of
them, but there was a rough period after the war where
relations between the wolven and Atlantians were tense.
According to our history, an ancestor on your husband’s side
handled it.”
“What?” I looked at Casteel.
“Yep. It was Elian Da’Neer. He summoned a god to help
smooth things over.”
“And the god answered?”
“It was Nyktos himself, along with Theon and Lailah, the
God of Accord and War and the Goddess of Peace and
Vengeance,” he told me, and I knew my eyes were wide.
“They spoke with the wolven. I have no idea what was said,
I’m not even sure if the wolven alive today know, but the
first bonding between the wolven and an Atlantian came out
of that meeting, and things calmed down.”
“Was your ancestor the first to be bonded?”
Casteel grinned as he nodded. “He was.”
“Wow.” I blinked. “I really wish we knew what was said.”
“Same.” His gaze met mine and he smiled again, but it
didn’t reach his eyes as he studied me. “Poppy.”