Cover of Five Broken Blades

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland


Genre
Fantasy, Crime, Thriller
Year
2024
Pages
434
Contents

Chapter Sixty-Six

Overview

On the night before the assassination, Sora invites Ty into her room, and they finally confront what might come after their mission. Sora admits she will return to Gain to free Daysum but cannot stay there, while Ty reveals how deeply he loves her and fears losing her forever. Sora offers only a fragile hope—“anything is possible”—and they choose intimacy and possibility over certainty as tomorrow’s danger looms.

Summary

After dinner, Royo and Aeri leave first, while Sora and Ty stay behind to rehearse what they will say to the northern count the next day. When they reach Sora’s door, Ty hesitates and nearly leaves, but Sora invites him inside, wanting to spend their last night together.

Ty admits he is thinking about what happens after tomorrow and asks if he will see Sora again. Sora says she will return to Gain with him because Daysum will be freed and Sora must bring her to Qali to heal, but Ty’s disappointment makes it clear he was hoping Sora might stay with him. Sora gently explains she cannot live in Gain, and only then begins to consider what kind of life she might build afterward, even if she has never allowed herself to plan.

Ty, pained, says tomorrow they will go their separate ways and that Sora will never feel what he feels for her, while Sora pushes back against his belief that he is “nothing” without his title. Ty asks Sora to speak honestly if there is any chance she could love him someday, and Sora—unable to promise certainty—says that anything is possible, echoing Mikail’s earlier conviction that a new world could follow King Joon’s death.

Reassured, Ty promises to wait for that “anything,” and the two share a tender, escalating intimacy as Ty kisses Sora and holds her close. Sora wrestles with desire and fear that her poisoned body could harm Ty, but Ty focuses on pleasing her rather than risking what might be dangerous. As they undress and move onto the bed, Ty tells Sora he loves her, and Sora allows herself to believe that a future could exist—if they survive the coming day.

Who Appears

  • Sora
    Assassin; weighs her future, reassures Ty, and chooses intimacy despite fear of her poison.
  • Ty
    Noble ally; asks about life after tomorrow, declares love for Sora, and vows to wait for her.
  • Daysum
    Sora’s loved one; expected to be freed, motivating Sora’s plan to return to Gain.
  • Royo
    Fellow assassin; leaves after dinner, briefly noted as departing with Aeri.
  • Aeri
    Fellow assassin; leaves after dinner with Royo, off-page during Sora’s scene.
  • Mikail
    Assassin; referenced for saying “anything is possible” once King Joon is dead.
  • King Joon
    Target of the coup; his impending death frames Sora and Ty’s hopes for a new future.
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