Kingdom of Ash

with me.”
“Only together can we ensure Brannon’s
bloodline is toppled forever. Never to rise
again.”
“Then why not kill her, when you had her?”
“Would you have done so, brother? Would
you not have tried to turn her?”
Erawan’s silence was confirmation enough.
Then the Valg king asked, “You lay a great
deal before me, sister. Do you expect me to
believe you so readily?”
“I anticipated that.” Her lips curved. “After
all, I have nothing left but my own powers.”
Erawan said nothing, as if well aware of
the dance the queen led him in.
She extended a moon-white hand toward
the center of the room. “There is something
else I might bring to the table, should it
interest you.”
A flick of her slender fingers, and a hole