The Court of Ashes hangs in the balance of its youngest ministers as it attempts to prevent magic exposure to humans. The Princes of Hell have declared war on the magical kingdoms through the realm and the Court of Ashes is caught in the middle. 


A young minister has to fight corruption on all fronts in order to save his new kingdom. As one of the most unshakeable beings in his court, the other kingdoms will do everything in their power to make him bend to them even if it means harming those he loves. 


On the other side a human's obsession with the truth lands her into a whole new world she'd never dreamt of. Death and suffering greets her at every corner. 
The choices she makes spells life or death for those around her. 



A Mirror to Madness

The ladies were pampered and dressed up the next sunset. Sari was dressed in a floor length selkie dresses reminiscent of wedding dresses. 


Sari's hair was set to its natural curls and held up by a ladder braid. Strings of gold was braided into her hair. The pig headed ladies made her look like a flower. Their puffed sleeves were pastel pink, the top was a pale yellow and the skirt was also pastel pink. They wore pale pink ballet flats. Tiny pink flowers were braided into her hair. Sari looked straight out of a fairytale. She was a literal flower girl. They wondered what Mbilu was dressed like. 


The door behind her opened up. The head pig headed lady, Màiri, walked in. She made Sari do a turn in front of her. When everything was to her liking, she told Sari to wait in the drawing room. 


Chapter 28