The annihilation of the Dragon and Tiger Hall and the Connor Family? Entirely deserved. What fools they were to provoke Lirael! Their wretched downfall was entirely their own doing—they'd asked for it.
Though Herbshire's major factions were rattled to the core, they knew Lirael well. She wasn't the type to throw her weight around. When she first arrived, she'd broken bread with every influential group in the city. Some had even formed alliances with her, becoming partners of the Veyra Family.
She'd made a stellar impression—impeccable, even. To those who'd dealt with her, Lirael was no bully, no troublemaker—just fair and firm. So when she obliterated those two factions, they must've pushed her too far. One fatal mistake was all it took.
Cross Lirael, and you're done for. That lesson ke
