I never truly knew why stronger bonds weren’t joined with the broken cities. In truth, the Western Kingdom was largely forgotten in my mind. As though thinking too much on it was a challenge. Strange to admit, but now that it was in my head, it was true. Hells, only now did I realize I didn’t even know the damn king’s name. Something I ought to know, yet . . . not even a flicker of a care to do so took hold.
