Summary

In Chapter 44, Nesta, Gwyn, and Emerie are struggling to keep up in training. Cassian pushes them to work harder by offering to slow down the pace. They talk about the Valkyries, and Cassian reveals he fought with them several times, and was present at their final battle. He was restrained and others simply refused to fight alongside them, and the Valkyries were annihilated. Nesta realizes she wants to combine the techniques of the Illyrians and the Valkyries, and Cassian agrees. Cassian says the very first rule about the Valkyries is “they don't whine about being sweaty” (466). Feyre has agreed Nesta should be told about the weapons she made, and is interested in the fact that Nesta is including Valkyrie philosophies in her training. Elain is not surprised, saying Nesta plotted her way through social events. Elain talks about Nesta's love of dancing and...