My mother was married to a Southern lord before she married my father. She had Fisher with her first husband. When Fisher was ten, the king sent his father on a mission to Zilvaren. He never returned. That’s when the gateways were stilled. The king said that Finran, Fisher’s father, was responsible for the quicksilver stilling and declared him a traitor to the Fae—” “Wait. Kingfisher said that Madra was responsible for stilling the quicksilver.” Everlayne’s expression became troubled. “And that might be true. Fisher has certainly never believed his father was responsible. But without any proof
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