Chapter 57

Diana Collins In the two months that I've lived in the palace, I never really interacted with King Armand that much. It's not like he was never there. He was a strong compelling presence€untouchable and yet ever so present that you couldn't miss him. Like Jon, he was serious to a fault. I've never seen him laugh€I think I caught a smile once during last week. However, the lines in his aging face made it clear that once upon a time, he did enjoy the lighter side of things. I have never before been in his private study. It was much larger than Jon's, walled with books and portraits of ancestors. The Knight family had been our rulers for over five hundred years and their dynasty was preserved in these walls. Before they took over as monarchs, they were simply a ruthless pack that ruled the inlands. The first Knight king, Maurice, exterminated the remaining Lycans. Lycans were said to be hybrids born from the mating of wolf and Gods€much stronger, faster, and wielding unima