The kingdoms' people were at the mercy of the natures of those who rose to be their rulers. It was a gamble, and the current generation did not make for a winning hand.

While I was looking the other way your fire went out. Left me with cinders to kick into dust, what a waste of the wonder you were

But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.

Lady Queen," he said, "You've given me all I want. You're the queen a librarian dreams of.

Love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love.

You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?

She looked at him then, but his image blurred behind tears that swelled into her eyes. She must leave. She must leave this room, because she wanted to hit him, as she had sworn she never would do. She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart that she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth. "You lied to me," she said. She turned and ran from the room.