Kirigan takes Alina to his chambers, where they kiss. They likely want him dead so he can never tell Kirigan where the stag is, but he fights them off.ĭAVID APPLEBY/NETFLIX The Truth About Kirigan She has Mal brought to her chambers, where a few Grisha attack him. “We cannot allow him to have that kind of power,” she says. Meanwhile, a few guards go to Baghra and inform her that the stag has been found. The duo move to Plan B, and then, as Kaz says, “Plan F.” It’s jarring to see Kaz, who’s normally a dozen steps ahead of everyone, falling behind. They tell Alina they’ll escort her to dinner, clearly intending to kidnap her, but they’re foiled by Kirigan, who offers to take Alina to dinner. The Conductor cuts Alina’s throat, which gets him captured - but it turns out that Alina was a decoy, and Kaz and Inej are in pursuit of the real one. (It’s all part of the plan, right?) But things start to go awry when the Conductor enters the room where Alina is supposed to be held and tries to get her, but then Genya enters. The first part of the plan goes well Inej performs, Kaz gives her a uniform, and Jesper… well, Jesper seduces a stable hand. The Conductor will get Alina, and they’ll all head out on a carriage. Jesper finds a horse that’ll get their carriage out quickly, and Inej prepares for her routine. Once they’re inside, Kaz changes into a guard’s uniform, where he monitors the route Alina will walk later that night before her “performance.” He determines where she’ll be kept during a gap in the schedule, and he says they’ll just need cover on their way out. Kaz and his team are all set to pose as performers at the upcoming ball, which is their invitation into the palace. Isn’t it a bummer when your love interest’s other love interest randomly appears out of nowhere and won’t tell you where the mythical stag is? Ugh. But the blue ones, not the white.” Reluctantly, Kirigan says he’ll have Alina brought to him, in a different room, later. That doesn’t go over well with the general, who asks him to tell him something only someone close to her would know, like what her favorite flower is. Kirigan asks Mal to show him where the stag was located on a map… and Mal says he won’t do that until he sees Alina. Mal tells the palace guard he’s found the stag, which gets him admitted to Kirigan’s quarters. The general agrees, and he says they’ll ride to the palace together. He’s found “the stag,” and he demands he be allowed to deliver the news so he can see Alina. Mal, meanwhile, has stumbled his way to a First Army camp despite his injury. The whole crowd bows to her and calls her “Santa Alina,” deeming her a saint.ĭAVID APPLEBY/NETFLIX Everyone’s at the Palace With his help, she puts on a show for the audience, leaving everybody awestruck with dazzling lights and glowing orbs. She’s wearing his colors, black robes embroidered with gold trim, and it’s clear he’s enraptured by her. They meet again at the fete, where Alina “rescues him” from a dull conversation with the king. While this whole “first kiss” scene changed from the source material, these two have incredible chemistry, so fans should still be pleased. “Not many people can surprise me, Miss Starkov,” Kirigan grins. On an impulse, Alina kisses him - hey, that’s not how this happened in the book! - and when she pulls away, they’re both smiling. She wants to be able to give them hope, and Kirigan says that means a lot to him.

They talk about her upcoming performance, and she admits that she’d felt nervous until she realized what the demonstration means to the people. Thankfully, she always has a friend in Genya, who helps her get ready for the ball… and delivers a foreboding warning about being careful around powerful men.Īlina then goes to see arguably the most powerful man in Ravka: General Kirigan. Related Netflix's 'Shadow and Bone' EP Teases a 'High Stakes and Terrifying Journey' A New RelationshipĪlina is adjusting to life at the palace quite well, but unfortunately, all of her letters to Mal have gone unanswered.

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