Kiara sat there holding her blood soaked shirt for what seemed like hours as she just went over everything that had been happening in an attempt to take her mind off of her shoulder. She started first with Berinike. Of course she was going to go through with it, especially now that she'd been injured just getting there. It made it seem all the more urgent that this get over with so that Callum was no longer the threat they'd been all these years. She did have reservations, though. Did the man she was going to marry know they had once sent an assassin for her? Did he plan to do so again once Callum was defeated? Was she willing to die just for a few years of peace?

Her thoughts once again made their way to Ostus. She knew they didn't exactly get along and that he was very often angry with her for some reason or another, but she was grateful. Even if he had taken this job only for the money, he had kept her safe and took care of her when he could not. He'd treated her like a normal human being which is something she had always wanted. He'd tried to understand her even when he did not want to. All of these things were... amazing. But it would be over soon. When they reached Berinike, he would leave her there and go back home. She supposed it was for the best. Without the war, he could live happily. Get married for real if that was what he wanted without fear of leaving his wife a widow. It wasn't that she was only doing this for him. She hadn't even met him when she'd made her decision to go through with the marriage. But... she figured what better way to thank him than to end the fighting that had taken so many of his friends from him. 

She was going to get to Berinike whether he came or not. There was no way she would delay for something she could not even feel. Kiara was worried because if she could not lift her arm, she could not shoot, but that was fine. It just meant she'd need to use her dagger instead of her bow, and would have to start relying a little more on Ostus to keep her safe. Once they reached the city she could see a doctor if she needed to. Kiara was determined to keep this assassination attempt secret, just like the first. People always lost confidence when they realized their leaders could be hurt.

Finally, her mind turned to this most recent attack. How had Callum found them? But more importantly, why had they dressed in Berinike clothes? Was it to start the war again? If Kiara had killed them thinking they were from Berinike, she would certainly not be going through with this still. However, she probably would not have even attacked them if she hadn't been sure they were of Callum. The plan had merit, and it would have worked if she had not recognized their coloring. Either she would be dead, or she would be headed back home with murder on her mind. Either way, the truce would have ended and the fighting would have begun again.

Yes, she needed to get to Berinike. And soon.