1908 The Light Before the Darkness (Part 2)

'When a monster like me finds their Orion, they must sink teeth and nails in and never let go. The Kingdom threw their cards into the gutter and I'll be damned before I break my word.' Jirni thought every time someone questioned her competence.

To make matters even worse, her domestic situation wasn't good.

Orion was rarely at home. He was too busy working with Vastor and Balkor on her private project, sharing the knowledge of the Royal Forgemasters with the Council, and serving as General of the Army.

As for her daughters, they were livid both at Lith and Jirni.

"I can't believe that he married without even inviting us!" Friya said. "After all we went through together, we had to learna about it from Faluel!"

The news of Kamila's defection had made them happy but also hurt their feelings.