Court of Ravenia; 1004 A.D.
Grief.
Grief is an exceptionally strong emotion. It can hurt and heal at the same time and the heart suffering through grief tends to hold so many secrets and darkness that anything is possible for that time period.
Aurelia was suffering through the same grief.
Joshua, her father, had been killed when he was on his way to the Court of Ravenia for the annual celebration of his daughter's naming day.
Someone had murdered him in cold blood and Aurelia was struck by agony at such an intensity that she could not think straight or even be the queen to the mournful kingdom.
It had been three months since the assassination. Joshua's body had been returned to the sea just like he always wanted and Aurelia's heart sank along with her father's corpse.
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