*Rhys*

“Your Majesty!”

Pyroth’s men had been few and disappeared as quickly as they appeared. They didn’t seem to have killed anyone, only incapacitated. What had been the point?

“Your Majesty!” the voice called again, urgent.

“What news do you bring?”

“It’s the queen, Your Majesty. They’ve taken her. Pyroth has taken her.”

The words hit me like a sledgehammer to the chest. My legs turned to rubber. I stumbled, barely ...