Kaelen rolled up the map. “A world that needs rebuilding. And a lot of graves to dig.” The palace of Thornhaven had once been beautiful.
“You think that shard can hurt me? I let you find it. I let you steal it. I let you walk through my palace, past my guards, to this very spot. Do you know why?” Overthrow- The Demon Queen 1
It floated above the pedestal behind the throne, a sphere of crystallized light the size of a man’s head, pulsing with a rhythm that matched Kaelen’s own heartbeat. Tendrils of dark energy snaked from it into the walls, the floor, the very air—the roots of her power, sunk deep into the world. Kaelen rolled up the map