The Smiling Host

Thalia couldn't understand why Bark, Crag, and Gale were gone too.

By that point, she should have already been on guard. There was no way she would still keep acting alone.

Or had something even worse happened back then, forcing her to release all the floating beasts from her space?

Thalia took a deep breath before saying to Alaric, "Dad, don't tell Captain Vane and the others about this yet. I'm