Aleric
The court had been whispering about it for weeks—no, months. The Emperor’s patience had worn thin. His son needed to be bound. Controlled. Stabilized. And what better way than through a house like mine? Powerful enough to matter. Loyal enough to be used. Expendable enough to be cornered. A humorless breath left me. “…Of course.”
About Aleric
The court had been whispering about it for weeks—no, months. The Emperor’s patience had worn thin. His son needed to be bound. Controlled. Stabilized. And what better way than through a house like mine? Powerful enough to matter. Loyal enough to be used. Expendable enough to be cornered. A humorless breath left me. “…Of course.”