"Crowns topple easily. Thrones crumble like dust. Hearts cease to beat. Thorns draw blood." In a country torn into two, there should have been no room for mistakes. Especially not at the very core of the royal family. That was what she was. Yes, a Lantsov but a witch. Bloodletter. Grisha. In the darkness he longs for the country that had been his home for a great many years. A country that had branded him a heretic, a monster driven by greed, a traitor. Even in hiding, he yearns and yearns. For what, he did not know. But he soon will. A stain of red in an otherwise pristine white cloth. Either cut it out or cut yourself. ▪︎•▪︎•▪︎• The events of this book take place generations prior to Shadow and Bone. A few generations after the Fold was created. (Based on the books from the Grishaverse)

{BOOK 1/3 of The Triumvariate Trilogy} Adaline was living a normal life moving from military camp to camp as she tried to help anyone in need. Everyone needed her medical advice for she was the best doctor in the country. But when the Grisha of Ravka come to town to recruit soldiers, her entire life changes. What happens when she finds herself in the Little Palace under the protection of the most powerful Grisha to exist? Life isn't what she expected it to be, for there are forces beyond her control that take over (Prequel to "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo - it is still a fanfiction. The author owns everything. I only own the characters that haven't been written in the series)