Lepis has been a dynamic, interesting character since she was born as Queen of Loess. In the time since she has served three kingdoms, divorced two men, loved one, and birthed eight children. Currently, she is the ruler of Taiga, but she has played a pivotal role in the fates of many lands. She is always a fun read and usually has a surprise waiting for us. Congrats to Lepis!
QOTY
"She was close to touching him now,
and there is a fleeting moment where
she thinks she sees him flinch, like he
thought about touching her, too. And in
that moment, she thinks her heart might
have stopped, but just like countless
times before she is left waiting for a
kindness that never comes."
The smell of death is heavy here, though the beach itself is beautiful. The sun often sets in an array of colors, as if celebrating lives well lived. There are days though where the sky is gray, perhaps for lives not lived long enough. Waves sweep away the bodies of the fallen to the deep and the sand here is bone white - for good reason - as each step along the shore is made on the backs of thousands of horses before.
