wretched fear splintering through her. Her only consolation was that most people from the kingdoms conquered by the king probably felt the same way. When he’d marched into Terrasen nine years ago, his invasion had been swift and brutal—so brutal that it made even Celaena sick to recall some of the atrocities that had been committed to secure his rule.
If someone reads this novella BEFORE reading the main books, they never realize that the invasion and decree Celaena mentions has something to do with her as an heir of a former powerful fae kingdom.