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The Queen is Man 67
You will burn the Southern flank or I will have your heads before the sun hits the harbor."My voice didn't shake. I squeezed the heavy wool of Ethan's cloak, the scent of cedar and his musk clogging my throat. The silver clasp dug into my collarbone. I stood behind the translucent silk screen, my silhouette tall and sharp against the flickering torchlight of the War Room."The King’s orders are specific," I said. "General Vance, you move the ballistae to the East Gate. General Kael, you hold the bridge. No one crosses. Not even the wounded.""The King hasn't spoken in three days." Vance’s voice was like gravel. "Why does he hide behind a curtain? The men need to see his face, not a shadow in a dress.""The King is occupied with the defense of the inner sanctum." I leaned closer to the silk. My shadow grew, looming over the map on the table. "Do you question the Wolf’s decree, Vance? Or do you just want to see if his teeth are still sharp?"Kael shifted. His armor clattered. "We don't
The Queen is Man 66
"Drink."Ethan pressed the rim of the silver chalice against my lips. The wine was thick, metallic, tasting of crushed berries and something darker. I swallowed. Some of it escaped, staining the front of my white silk tunic. He didn't pull the cup away. He watched the drop roll down my throat."I can't... the noise. Ethan, the bells."I tried to push his hand back. He didn't budge. Outside the heavy oak doors of the Shadow Gallery, the world was screaming. The iron bells of the North were tolling—a rhythmic, frantic clanging that signaled the end. Matthew Collins’ fleet hadn't just arrived. They were breathing down the neck of the capital."The bells aren't for us." Ethan set the cup on the floor. It tipped. Dark liquid bled into the white rug. "They’re for the men who still think there's a world left to save. Look at me, Noah.""They're calling you a demon." I grabbed his forearms. His skin was fever-hot. "The heralds... they're shouting it in the streets. They say I've hexed you. Th
The Queen is Man 65
"The walls are down."I didn't move. I couldn't. The floor beneath my feet hummed with a low, rhythmic vibration that had nothing to do with the wind. Another boom followed. This one was closer. The heavy glass in the balcony doors rattled against the lead frames."They’re early," Ethan said. He was standing by the stone railing, his silhouette cut out against a sky that was turning the color of an open wound."The Alchemist said they’d wait for the tide." I walked toward him. My bare feet felt every tremor in the masonry. "He said Matthew Collins wouldn't risk the rocks.""Matthew Collins didn't come for the rocks. He came for you." Ethan turned. His eyes were dark. Blown out. He looked at the silver collar around my neck, then back to the horizon. "He’s using fire-oil. He’s burning his way through the harbor.""Ethan—""Don't." He grabbed my wrist. His fingers were cold. Hard. "Listen to that sound. That’s the end of the world as we knew it. Do you hear the screaming?""I hear the c
The Queen is Man 64
"Don't look at the window."Ethan’s voice was a rasp. He didn't move from the edge of the bed. He just sat there, his shoulders hunched, his head hanging between his knees. The orange glow of the burning harbor crawled up the stone walls, flickering like a dying pulse."I can’t look at anything else." I pulled the heavy fur tighter around my chest. "The ships are getting closer. I can see the flags now. My father’s lion.""Let him come." Ethan stood up. He walked to the small table by the hearth. He poured two glasses of wine. His hand shook. The glass clinked against the ceramic. "He’s coming for a crown that’s already melting. He’s coming for a son who doesn't exist anymore.""He’s coming for a son he thinks needs saving." I turned away from the glass. "He doesn't know I’m the one who gave you the keys to the Southern vaults.""You did that to survive." Ethan walked over. He handed me a glass. "You played the villain to keep your head. It’s the only smart thing you’ve done since you
The Queen is Man 63
"Execute the demon."The words didn't come from a stranger. They came from Lord Halloway, the man who had taught Ethan how to hold a sword. He stood at the head of the Great Council table, his hand trembling as he pointed at the closed doors of the royal bedchamber."My kingdom is under siege, Halloway." Ethan didn't move from the throne. He sat with his legs crossed, the silver-headed cane he’d used since the ravine leaning against his knee. "Matthew Collins’ ships are in the harbor. The Southern King is at the gates. And you’re worried about who’s in my bed?""The people think he’s a curse!" Halloway slammed a stack of parchment onto the mahogany. "The declaration from the West arrived an hour ago. They aren't citing land disputes or trade taxes. They call it a Crusade. An 'unholy' stain on the Northern crown. They say the foreign Prince has bewitched you into a blasphemous decadence.""Blasphemous decadence." Ethan tasted the words. He leaned forward, the firelight catching the sha
The Queen is Man 62
"Strip."Ethan didn't look up from the map. He didn't even stop the slow, rhythmic tapping of his quill against the parchment. The sound echoed in the vault-like silence of the royal bedchamber.I stood by the door. Mud from the ravine had dried into gray crusts on my ankles. My white silks were shredded, hanging off one shoulder, stained with the black filth of the sewers. My knees wouldn't stop shaking."I said strip, Noah. I'm not going to tell you a third time.""I can't... my hands. They're still numb." I held them out. They looked like someone else's hands. Blue-tinged. Trembling.Ethan finally looked at me. His eyes weren't the fire I expected. They were ice. Worse than ice. They were empty. He stood up, the chair scraping against the stone with a screech that set my teeth on edge. He walked toward me, his boots clicking with a terrifying precision.He didn't speak. He reached out and grabbed the collar of my silk shift. He ripped it.The fabric gave way with a sharp, violent s
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