Neverra pulled a book from the stack next to her. She flipped to a page she had marked and turned it toward us. “I found a brief history of Samkiel’s great-grandfather. It recounts how he went insane and blamed the gods for some future darkness that would taint and ruin the bloodline. He spread his lies and eradicated thousands before they dethroned him.” I placed a hand under my chin. “That could also create a legion of enemies.” “Phanthar, Samkiel’s grandfather, took the throne next, which we all know, but you know what they say. Cut the hand, and the blood that follows trickles down to the
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