" out a weathered parchment. “Once I discovered it, I took care of the witnesses and came straight here.” “What of the sunstone?” Kaea shoots Ebele a gaze so sharp it could draw blood. He clears his throat deeply, as if stretching out every last second before he delivers the news. “The stone was stolen from Warri before we arrived, Your Highness. But we are tracking it. We have our best men on its path. I have no doubt we will recover it soon.” Father’s rage simmers like heat rising through the air. “You were tasked to destroy them,” he hisses. “How did this happen?” “I tried, Your Highness! After the Raid, I tried for moons. I did everything I could to destroy them, "

― Tomi Adeyemi , Sneak Peek - Children of Blood and Bone