The Dark Queen stood on top of the hill, black dress rippling in the wind like onyx water. On her shoulder was an owl, its heart-shaped face tilted to face the Queen's. Her hands were curled in fists, clutching the remains of a necklace, now only tattered chain and the sparkle of forgotten gems here and there along the string.
Far below the echoes of Aelin Galathynius's screams slowly faded away into silence. Cold, dead silence, reminding the Queen of her failure.
What will I do? she wondered.
And just when her future seemed to be beginning to burn, the first thread of an idea began to wind its way through her consciousness. A plan to bring to Fire-Bringer to her knees one final time...
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World of Ashes
FanfictionThis my version of the sixth installment in the Throne of Glass series. Since it is due to be published October 2018, I hope to finish my version before then. Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, the Queen of Terrasen, has been captured by the Fae Queen...