CHARLESIt took all of my willpower to leave the Library of Magic. I could have spent hours in the shelves and aisles, poring over all the ancient tomes and learning about the history of magic. Perhaps somewhere in those dark passageways was the final piece of the puzzle, some sort of weapon I could
MILAIn the aftermath of Felix’s confession, I still felt some lingering confusion and anger. I thought our marriage would fix everything, but apparently… it did not.Felix reluctantly agreed to meet with the royal doctors and discuss treatment plans, or, at the very least, methods of physical thera
FELIXAll of our intel suggested that Charles was planning to attack soon, although we still could not get a clear reading on the actual location of his army. The lack of information over his movements was deeply frustrating, but there was nothing we could do besides train and prepare.And train we
I sometimes dreamed of looking down at my own hands and seeing swirling tattoos printed there, like the ones on Esmeralda’s hands. But that was impossible–those sorts of tattoos were only imprinted by magic.After awakening one morning after another such dream, I decided to ask Esmeralda. I made my
FELIXThe news came bright and early on a Thursday morning.While flying above the southern border on a normal patrol, Albert had spotted a dark mass forming on the horizon and heading towards Fresonia: Charles’ army. They were only a few days’ march away, and approaching fast.It was time for war.
MILAI was once again left behind.After Felix and the armies left for the border, I went back up to our bed. My hope was to get a nap in, but I mostly just ended up sobbing. I had just sent my husband away to war–and I had no idea when or if he would even be returning.My world felt like it was cra
Felix turned, and to say that he looked surprised to see me was putting it mildly. I had never seen him in such a state of shock. For a moment, it even looked like he might cry.Albert quickly dismissed the other princes and they scurried away. I took a timid step towards Felix.“I know you wanted m
CHARLESThere was a small hill near the encampment we were staying in, large enough for me to see my army, but small enough that we couldn’t be seen by any approaching enemies. I climbed to the top of it shortly after we broke ground so that I could survey everything that I’d built.The army spanned