Lydia’s POV.

I see it first because I’m up first. I’m always up first.

The headline on the human news channel only catches my attention because I know Beatrice is hiding at KingsGuard. Anything related is important in my calculation of how to feel about my cousin.

The headline reads: GUARDIAN KING REQUESTS COVEN AID, ADMITS POLICE USELESS.

I exhale air I hadn’t known I was holding. The headline doesn’t refer to her latest ...