“Instead, I am called the Beggar Queen by kingdoms that once prayed for an alliance with Lasania.” My mother cast her gaze to mine. “So, please, do go and find another area of this vast property to haunt.” “Then I suppose I will go roam the woods and join those spirits there,” I muttered. Queen Calliphe’s mouth tightened until her lips were bloodless. “If that is what you’d prefer.”