Chapter 21 HeirloomThe Royal Court sentenced Rassler to death by beheading for his many crimes. The Queen did not attend when they executed Rassler. Instead, she spent the time walking arm in arm with Shariana in the western courtyard. The Queen's favorite garden, where the two women spent every evening.
"How did you know the Bokite broach would work? That it would bring me back from death?” asked Queen Collgard.
Shariana smiled, "I didn't."
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The weeks after Rassler's execution were a blur to Queen Collgard. She spent so much time torn between what is and what could have been. After her reinstatement as Queen, the Royal Council had given her some time to grieve the loss of her betrothed.
What was planned to be a grand ball set for her wedding turned into a black day filled with
