The morning after the book’s publication, the Kendalle Parliament had summoned Gavin’s parents and grandparents for questioning. They’d returned from their interrogations visibly shaken. All Gavin had managed to pry out of them was that the Prime Minister had decided against executing every member of the tournament families in order to break the curse. Not only was it already too public for such brutality, but it would mean Ilvernath’s high magick could be used by anyone. And though the government didn’t relish letting a bunch of child-murderers keep this power, seven families were far easier
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