Tears formed in her eyes, and dripped down her cheeks and nose. XXX It was always lost. I once thought it was something to be admired. “I’d rather be sentenced to the rack than follow that thing! The frost hung from her blonde hair, making it twinkle in the fire and sunlight. I would show them the way, oh yes. “Good,” she said, nodding to herself. Queen Yavara Alkandi was once a princess of this land, a high-elf like you and me, and she remembers the plight of—”
“We don’t fight for the Dark Queen!” someone cried from the crowd, and there was a roar of approval. I savored their scent on my fingers as I walked through the village, past guards who saluted me, through stone streets that bore windows glowing with warm fires. There were no official officers, nor rankings of any kind.
