King of Scars

Nina argues with Adrik. If Hanne hadn’t covered for her, Nina would have been caught and the whole mission compromised, and Adrik wants to leave the convent before their cover is blown. Nina, however, wants to help the women escape. While Adrik sees the drugged women as a lost cause, Nina is compelled by the voices of the dead and urges him to reconsider. Nina looks to Leoni for support. Leoni agrees that they should help those women, and she persuades Adrik. They formulate a plan.

On her way to language lessons with Hanne, Nina stops by the kitchens for scraps, which she takes to the woods and leaves for Trassel, the white wolf. While there, she runs into a girl from the convent, and Nina recognizes her as one of the soldiers at the river with Hanne. The girl thanks Nina for not telling the Wellmother about their escapade, and she shares that Hanne likes adventure; Hanne also helps those whom the Wellmother turns away, like unmarried pregnant women. The girl says Hanne has a gift for healing. Nina realizes that Hanne is a Grisha healer unknowingly using her power to help others.

Before the girl can continue, the convent bell rings, and she hurries off to class.