When the Queen's Bloom Went Rogue

Previously

…I straightened, a newfound determination hardening my gaze. The Queen’s despair, the whispers of curses, the very fabric of my clumsy existence – it all came down to this. I had to find proof. I had to confront Elara. And I had to do it before the Queen’s garden, and indeed her reign, withered away completely. The shadow of the rival had fallen, and it was my duty, however clumsily, to push it back.