She scrambled out the burning man’s way before he could grab her skirts and set her on fire as well. It seemed so simple a request.īut magic met with more magic, and a fiery beast had risen up and crashed down, destroying the palace entrance and killing everyone in its path. She thought back to that fateful day when the king had her break down the palace entrance with her magic. reaching for her, his mouth contorted as he screamed. To her left was a man ablaze, twitching on the ground. No one paid her any attention as people ran for their lives, fleeing the fire. Down on the ground, she was surrounded by unfamiliar faces wracked with panic and fear. “Father!” she called out, but she couldn’t see him, nor could she see Magnus or Cleo or any guards. The world spun in circles as she got to her feet, disoriented. She lost her balance and fell off the platform, straight into the crowd. “What was that?” Lucia exclaimed, but before anyone could answer, the dais was rocked by another explosion that knocked her off her feet. Out of nowhere, just as the girl rebel-a savage little thing with a wild mass of black curls and a demonic look on her face-was about to die beneath the ax, a thunderous boom sounded out.
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