LOGINBy all the stars, Astralis is involved in this.“Lady Evangeline,” Corwyn says, disdain grating through his polite demeanor, “you have a tea in half an hour.”“Oh, of course. Apologies.” She nods to me. “Kael here makes sure I don’t leave my head behind because I’m too busy chatting.”I rip my gaze
So, the perfect kingdoms to start rumors about if you wanted to deflect attention.“Who did you hear this from?” I ask.Bengu leans in. “One of the soldiers. Recai.”***I spend half a day tracing the rumor through the palace. Recai, it turns out, heard it from one of the visiting Oakspring Dunes so
Ingrid“I heard that Starfall Mountain is behind the recent… deaths in the Som family,” an officious-looking noblewoman says to her friend as they scurry past me.I drop my charcoal onto the ledge at the bottom of my easel. After a month and a half of everyone calling the murders accidents, this is
“Another,” a familiar voice says.From a month and a half of control, I do not jump when I hear my brother behind me.“I’ll pay.” Cirocco steps up to the bar next to me when Ozkan hesitates. “Clearly, he deserves it.”“Thank you,” I say in my lowest, least recognizable voice. “But I’ve had enough.”
“I thought starlights couldn’t lie!” Mesut gestures accusingly at me.“No, truly!” I stand and mimic the aging lord’s scuttle as best I can. The laughter redoubles, and the troubadour hits such a painfully sour note that I wince before I can smile.“Oh, give it up!” Tek hollers. “No one wants to hea
AmvalIngrid and I walk hand-in-hand along the beach in the moonlight, our heads down on the long trek back to our clothes. She hums to herself, a peaceful smile on her face. Perhaps the first actual peace I’ve ever seen in her expression, at least while she’s awake.Which is why I will not be sayin







