It was all a ploy to trick the king and kill him, but Auren could not know.
He apologizes for his actions but explains that it was necessary for him as he was never going to let the Fifth King actually touch her. A knife is pressed to her throat which draws golden blood and later scars.Īuren is traumatized by this, and later refuses to speak with Midas. Once the Fifth King learns the attack on Fourth Kingdom was a trick by Midas, he and his soldiers attack Midas and his men, using Auren as a threat against Midas. A messenger prevents the interaction from escalating. When the Fifth King tries to drag her out of the room, Auren refuses and is both physically and verbally assaulted by the King. During this time, she is degraded and insulted. During the festival, Auren is forced to sit on the Fifth Kings throne where he forces her to feed him. On the night of the attack, Auren is dress up like a saddle and told to behave by Midas. Auren is horrified by this, but the deal is struck, and the two kings spend a week planning the attack and the aftermath. When the Fifth King asks for a night with her, Midas agrees on the condition he send his army to Fourth Kingdom to meet with Sixth's army and strike. Auren is extremely lonely in the beginning, musing about the likelihood of turning solid gold like a bird named Coin in the atrium.ĭuring the visit of the king from the Fifth Kingdom (of whom, Midas is allies with), Auren is used to flaunt Midas' power and wealth, parading around each expansion of her cage. However, Auren is kept in a cage that extends the entire length of the top floor of the castle in Highbell. She is considered his "favored saddle" out of his harem.
She is living in Sixth Kingdom with King Midas, who found her ten years prior. She meets Midas and spends the next 10 years with him in a gilded cage and castle in the frozen mountains of Sixth Kingdom.Īuren is the main character and sole POV of this book (minus one chapter at the end). She escapes on a ship to Second Kingdom, wandering the desert until her power developed. She was sold to a flesh trader in Derfort Harbor, forced to beg and steal for 10 years until she was forced to be a street-saddle.
She tried to escape with the other children though she was captured and taken to Orea. Though one fateful evening there was a raid. For the first five years of Auren's life, she spent it in Annwyn with her father and mother.
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