The next few days were a blur for Aster.

Jace kept him from all the hectic chaos. Jasline handled all of the funeral affairs like a well-seasoned leader. There was still no word from outside the city—not about how the Everglory was doing, nor anything from his mother. It was like waiting for a comet that could end the world; they could see it, burning in the sky, hurtling toward them. But nothing could be done until the calamity reached them.

He couldn’t sleep ...