With a Grain of Salt
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As the story has ended, a new and grand king rules over the Mariel Archipelago. Heralded as righteous, the king rules unopposed. Is that righteousness just an empty title? As his story begins to collapse in the court, seventeen year old Abrielle Braga embarks on a journey to find the truth. After all, villainy is only a matter of perspective, and all stories should be taken with a grain of salt.
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