Status Updates From The Endless War (The Bridge...

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Imagine my surprise when I arrived on Devil's Island to liberate my empress and my people, only to discover that Silas's son, Maridrina's king, had beaten me to it. Adding to my shock was the discovery that he was in the company of the king of Ithicana, whose kingdom was so recently brutalized in Maridrina's invasion, as well as its queen, who was the instigator of the violence and who also happens to be your sister.

Worthiness was not proven by never falling. It was proven by surviving the impact, learning from the error, and climbing upright again.

So weldrum or whatever his name is, sucks.

You are in Arakis to join forces with an army capable of overthrowing your aunt, who unlawfully usurped the throne and murdered your mother. And once you have succeeded in liberating Valcotta from her tyranny, you will end the Endless War and bring peace to the Empire."
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"You are Zarrah Anaphora," he said. "The daughter of Aryana Anaphora, who was the named heir of Ephraim Anaphora. You are a warrior. A general. And by Valcottan law, the rightful empress of this empire.
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"You know him?"
"All my life," she whispered. "He's my aunt's bodyguard, and for as long as memory, the rumor has been that it was Welran who sired Bermin."
"Fuck."
"An apt assessment."

Double oops.

Oops. 😬