C490 A HEART FOR A KINGDOM

"You are not going into that swamp alone," Aria stated, her voice a sharp blade that cut through the heavy, wet air of the garden. She moved before he could take another step, her small hand locking around his forearm. The heat coming off him was intense, a fever born of desperation and the magic he was trying to hold back.

The High King stopped, his boots already sinking into the black