Chapter Six
Phillip
Bela wasn’t like the rest of the Six Kingdoms. There was no inner turmoil, no plotting or deceiving. The people had always been loyal to the Basiles, their ruling family. Some claimed it left them vulnerable to the day when someone betrayed them because it meant the king trusted his people. Phillip and his family were as loyal to the Belaens as they were to the crown.
And it worked. They banded together to fight invading forces, protecting the special kingdom they’d built.
Phillip didn’t have to draft men into his army because they came willingly.
But now, this strange girl’s words echoed in the hollow spaces of his mind, trying to take root but finding no place to settle. He didn’t need to ask who this “her” was Aurora claimed loyalty to. He’d seen the dark sorcer
