![]() ![]() ![]() Laia flees and later feels cowardly for not trying to help her brother. Raiders come to arrest her brother and in the chaos kill her grandparents who she has been living with since her parents were killed many years ago. The book begins as Laia learns that her brother is working for the Resistance. Details – What happened in An Ember in the Ashes? ![]() They agree that together they will attempt to release Laia’s brother and likely meet other foes again including the new emperor Marcus. But in the end she gains courage and helps Elias escape his execution. Laia is used as a pawn in a bigger underground war. He is sentenced to death for his failures. Elias completes his Trials but in the end is forced to choose Laia’s life over winning the Empire. Eventually sparks begin to fly between these two characters. He is chosen as one of four aspirants to compete to replace the current Emperor. Elias, who is sympathetic to the harsh conditions in his country, is a student and a Mask at the same Academy. Laia, of the Scholar race, must become a slave at the Martial Academy so that she can spy for the Resistance in an effort to bargain for help to break her brother out of prison. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** ![]()
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