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— Is there a need for a reason to cause harm to another, Kim?

I bite my lips.

Miguel looks away. To the sea.

His expression is a mystery to me, but I imagine how he must be feeling; betrayed, furious, unhappy. He barely had time to be king to his people before they unfairly took that away from him.

I would like to hug him, but I just stand there next to him, my hands nervous, not knowing what to do.

— The Great Houses consider the people of the continent inferior. The causes of our exile. I heard that a million times growing up — Miguel says. — Many wolves think they must die to pay for the sins of their ancestors. It was a grudge nurtured by our kings over the centuries.

— Did your father believe that too?

There is a long hesitation before responding.

- He believed. For a long time. But he got here and didn't find the monsters he imagined. They were just… people. Like us. He wrote this in letters to me over the years. He wanted me to forget my grudge and be a king different from the