ALARA’S POV I was afraid that Darius was going to find Stephon, but it has been several days and no one has said anything about the captive who escaped from prison. Lord Magnus had fully recovered from his injuries, so I heard. I had plans of paying him a visit in his dungeon, but Darius spoke against it the last time I said something about it. He said his uncle was very dangerous even with chains shackling his hands and feet. It was unimaginable the kind of fear Darius had for his uncle, and I needed no one to tell me that he wanted to get rid of him by making him stand trial and receive punishment for his crimes. The only reason Lord Magnus and his son had not been executed was that the elders were fighting over the decision with the King. Just as Darius foresaw, half of the el

