Even knowing that Kheelan loves her from afar, Soli is close to giving up. She may as well become a Crow; after all, she's going to be in the Crow Kingdom for a very long time. There's no point in her people coming to fight for her. The Crows are vicious, and no one can fight against them.
And a secret room in the Crow palace may prove that the Crows will stop at nothing to put their ancient plans into place.