I never wanted a crown, much less to be king of kings. Yet, here I am, hundreds of years past the time when I should have died still defending a land I no longer love while fighting the fire started in me by a temptress that has my brothers held prisoner by her charms.
ValdÃs
He's harsh, unyielding, and he hates me as much as his body wants me. I want him too, but I fear that death is all I will find in his arms and I won't leave my people to be devoured by the Outsiders.