Kesten nods. "After everything we've been through to reach this moment... Remember the Season of Bloom? What a

Kesten nods. "After everything we've been through to reach this moment... Remember the Season of Bloom? What about the monster that almost killed Jhod and me right in the middle of our own capital? And you even managed to avert a simmering war! Yes, it's high time you get something you deserve — even more than all these Surtovas and Aldori: a kingdom of you own, and indeed, your own independence."