Skyshade

Isla tells Grim about the skyres, the augur’s pronouncement that she would die by the end of winter, and Aurora’s quill. Grim wishes that he and Isla could lead a happy life unburdened by their duties as rulers, and he professes his belief that they are in love in “every universe, every timeline” (272).

Isla visits the augur and tells him her plan to locate the lost page of the prophet’s book using his bones. He gives her one of the prophet’s teeth, notices that her nose is bleeding, and warns her that the skyres will continue to take a heavy toll on her body. He tells her that the traitor is closer than she realizes, which confuses Isla, because she believes her guardians are the traitors. Another graveyard is ransacked, and the bones are stolen. Using Oro’s power to detect lies, Isla confirms that Terra and Poppy are telling the truth and did not destroy the nightbane, raid the graves, or kill her parents.

That night, she goes to Isla and tests out a new skyre, hoping that it will give her the power to track objects. She draws the marking incorrectly, and the agonizing backlash knocks her unconscious. She awakens at noon the next day and returns to the castle.