Sterling remembered being told by Friar Tillis his mother had been involved in the desolation of Avonpool.
The emperor had asked her to use her power as the white dragon to conquer and destroy the land bridge and its inhabitants.
The citizens of Avonpool had refused to become part of the Eastcarin empire and obey the king's authority. They had elected not to move from their homes. So, the emperor destroyed them.
Sterling's mother had been so blinded by love she would have done anything King Minbury had asked of her to please him and gain his affection. In the end, unknowingly, it became part of her undoing.
Faye craned her head to look at Sterling. She sensed hearing where she and her family were from bothered him. She wanted to change the subject, but instead, she kept with the topic and asked him of his birthplace.
"Now that you know where I was born, it is your turn to tell me of your origins. Where was your place of birth?"
