The damage, the loss of life, the destruction was so much more than I could ever have imagined. I walked through the battle ground my heart breaking more and more with every step I took. We had won, but at what cost? Was it really worth the outcome? Was that fight, was unity really worth this? I turned a circle looking at the bodies that littered the ground. Warriors I'd spent so much time with, that I'd grown to love, that were my friends, cut down too early. Their lives sacrificed for the kingdom they loved. But it wasn't just their kingdom they were fighting for, no. They were fighting for the innocents in the dark fae kingdom. Liam was up limping beside me, taking in the scene around us just as I was. "This is not you fault my queen." Liam said softly. I smiled placing a hand on his

