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for herself, small as it might have been. For a
time, she thought it would be the newness, the
challenge that she had always craved. The
three kings were brothers, each mighty in his
own right, their power vast and terrifying. She
picked the eldest among them, not for any
particular skill or grace, but for his countless
libraries. What she might learn in his lands,
what she might do with her power ... It was
that knowledge she craved, not the king
himself.”
A strange story. Aelin’s brows rose, but her
aunt continued on.
“So they were wed, and she left her small
territory to join him in his castle. For a time,
she was contented, both by her husband and
the knowledge his home offered her. He and
his two brothers were conquerors, and spent
much of their time away, leashing new lands
to their shared throne. She did not mind, not