I was Penellaphe Da’Neer. I wasn’t timid, and I didn’t need to be protected or set free. I was vicious and even a little murderous when needed. I was Poppy—wife, Queen, and Primal. I had faced down Craven, Ascended, and everything in between and had the scars to prove it. I’d ended the Blood Crown. Freed myself. Most importantly, I was nothing like my mother.
