[ ...so she wasn't immediately set her apart upon going to the Little Palace. She'd been given a blue kefta at first, a chance to meet and befriend the other Grisha before setting her apart as surely as Genya had been, if in very opposite ways.

Nina hasn't stopped thinking about it since Alina brought it up - unanswered letters. She doesn't know who did it, but Nina knows the political games of the Little Palace. A sun summoner... would not be permitted... much outside influence. The Powers That Be were probably already furious enough that Alina'd grown up outside their indoctrination; the power she had simply because of the hope she offered...

No, she didn't know who did it - it could have been the king, a wealthy noble, or even the general - but she was sure that it was done. They were at war, and Little Palace politics didn't believe in leaving much to chance. ]

Oh, toffees! Excellent. That should last a great deal longer than these. We'll have to eat them within the month or they'll go stale. [ Nina brings up the biscuit to her nose and smells it, before closing her eyes and taking a small bite, savoring it with unabashed enjoyment. ]