[ The rest of this is true, too. There's no reason for her not to know, especially with Zoya here too. Come to that, he'll need to warn Zoya about Alina, and get her on board with the secrecy he's constructing. ]

The Darkling did a lot of damage to the Second Army. It's not what it was, but under its new leadership, I have hope it will be greater than it ever was. [ Providing they get enough recruits. That's very much a work in progress and by no means a certainty, but that's another worry Alina doesn't need to have. ] There's a Triumvirate now. Zoya, Genya, and David. The latter two are married, by the way. I don't suppose that will surprise you.