The Luna Queen's Blood Oath
“Are you going to start with that nonsense too? Which mission are you referring to, Priestess? The one where I was used as a vessel for mass murder? Was that the grand plan? Was the Moon Goddess pleased with the body count I racked up for her?”
Saraphina finally turned, her ancient eyes, the color of a twilight sky, fixing on mine. There was no judgment in them, only a profound, weary understanding.
“The mission was not to kill those soldiers, Layla,” she said, her voice patient, as if explaining a simple concept to a child. “Their unfortunate deaths were a consequence, a tragic but necessary one.”
“Necessary?” I cried, my voice pitching higher with disbelief. “How was any of that necessary?
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