Madra, with her fair hair bound into a beautiful braid beneath her glittering crown, made a disgruntled sound. “You should have at least let them try, Brother. I was looking forward to seeing the look on their faces when they realized how much trouble they were in.” Brother? But… how could Belikon be her brother? Human. Fae. Vampire. The three regents all adopted similar expressions of satisfaction as they took in our confusion.
