Chapter 85

The loss of Grayson was a huge blow to his family. Samuel and Olivia were preparing to take the throne upon the death of their aunt Catherine. Catherine was ailing, and the news of Grayson’s death made her condition worse. Their aunt Rose passed away a year ago, never quite recovering from the death of her beloved sister. Catherine fell ill when Rose died and was now the last of their group of friends.

She did not handle the news well. She made sure Grayson was given a funeral befitting his rank and managed to be his chief mourner before succumbing to her own illness a week later. The last of the generation of heroes had gone to her eternal rest at age 89.

Samuel and Olivia’s rule was also prosperous. They had inherented Alderei at the height of its existence and continued the projects and promises brought about by their aunts. Their brother, Theodore, was their most trusted ambassador and brokered peace with nations across the seas.

The land of Knocklean had been absorbed by t