Kora’s POV
Mother and I headed back to King Flint’s office. The air was thick with the stench of desperation and fear. It was mostly Queen Bridget’s, and that made me smile. She would have been a terrible mother-in-law, and the way she had been treating Aspen made this feel like comeuppance.
I really hoped this wasn’t the end of it. Mother was furious. Her eyes glowed, and the currents around her stirred the air almost violently. She stood stone still, glaring across the room at Queen Bridget and King Flint.
Queen Bridget knelt beside the still frozen King Flint. Her once vibrant crimson hair was now dull. Her shoulders were hunched over. The waves of fire danced over King Flint in a flickering orange glow. I wondered how the events of the last hour would affect her going forward. Would
