Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like…

Megan Whalen Turner
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Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth. ✨ The King of Attolia. Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2006.
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Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth. ✨ The King of Attolia. Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2006.

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