Chapter 1 Riona It appears I’ve become something of a monster. Chapter 2 Riona Riona set down the quill in her hand and stared at the parchment before her, the elegant cursive stark in contrast to the harsh truth of the words. She knew what the people outside this palace whispered about her. She knew they’d heard the stories of ruined villages and forbidden magic, the blood and bodies and broken thrones she had left in her wake. Perhaps they were right to fear her. She sat at