A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

Poppy meets Vonetta (or Netta), Kieran’s beautiful younger sister. Like Kieran, Netta too feels Poppy emit a charge. Whereas Kieran had said Poppy smelled of death, Netta feels Poppy smells like something ancient.

When Beckett, the young wolven Poppy met at New Haven, is badly injured from a collapsed roof, Poppy focuses her gift of empathy on him and touches Beckett’s fur. Poppy glows silver as Beckett’s pain lessens.

As Poppy heals Beckett’s broken legs, a crowd gathers to watch. Poppy feels that the wolven, Atlantians, and mortals are afraid of her. Poppy wonders if they think she’s a Soul Eater, the dreaded term used for empath warriors. Cas assures her that the people will stop fearing her once they get to know her. However, he wants to expedite their wedding to cement her position as Atlantian royalty as soon as possible. Rather than marry at Saion’s Cove in Atlantia, he wants them to get married at Spessa’s End, which is part of Atlantian soil. Jasper, an ancient wolven, is arriving in the city tomorrow and can officiate their wedding. Poppy agrees.