Karielle worked up her last bit of strength, facing the beast one on one. She was tired. Tired of the turmoil, the hurt, the anger, the lies and betrayal. All because of one woman who was a coward. The same woman who hid behind magic and couldn't face the very people she tormented from behind the scenes. She may have kidnapped and abused Karielle, and used Rowan when he was Emile, also stealing him from his own family, and punishing his parents for wanting loyalty. But.. that's only because they were easy targets at the time. Margaret didn't have a good childhood herself, you see. She was one of 10 brothers and sisters, and she was the oldest. She was overlooked a lot and made to do the dirty work while most of her other siblings were babied and nurtured by her mother. Margaret thought s

