burn forever. Her love had sealed her fate, for she had chosen a knight over a sorcere

osest advisor, had sought to claim her heart and throne alike. When she refused, choosing instead a humble knight whose love had no hunger for power, the sorcerer's jealousy turned

ling the weight of centuries in her sorrow. He reached out, touching the cool

said. "They see only fire and

ng in her voice called to him in a way nothing had before. This was more than duty, more than penanc