C400 THE KING'S TERRIBLE RETURN

"Look at him, Aria," her mother whispered, her voice a thin thread of silk that seemed to wind around Aria’s neck. "Look at the man you thought was the source of all life. He is the one who built the cages. He is the one who taught the 2nd Prince how to drink."

Aria couldn't move. Her eyes were locked on the giant figure emerging from the ruins of the Alpha Keep