The Queen’s Rising. Rebecca Ross

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      MAGNALIA HOUSE

      The Dowager of Magnalia

       Magnalia’s Arials:

      Solene Severin, mistress of art

      Evelina Baudin, mistress of music

      Xavier Allard, master of dramatics

      Therese Berger, mistress of wit

      Cartier Évariste, master of knowledge

       Magnalia’s Ardens:

      Oriana DuBois, arden of art

      Merei Labelle, arden of music

      Abree Cavey, arden of dramatics

      Sibylle Fontaine, arden of wit

      Ciri Montagne, arden of knowledge

      Brienna Colbert, arden of knowledge

       Others Who Visit Magnalia:

      Francis, courier

      Rolf Paquet, Brienna’s grandfather

      Monique Lavoie, patron

      Nicolas Babineaux, patron

      Brice Mathieu, patron

      JOURDAIN HOUSE

      Aldéric Jourdain

      Luc Jourdain

      Amadine Jourdain

      Jean David, lackey and coachman

      Agnes Cote, chamberlain

      Pierre Faure, chef

      Liam O’Brian, thane

       Others Involved with Jourdain

      Hector Laurent (Braden Kavanagh)

      Yseult Laurent (Isolde Kavanagh)

      Theo d’Aramitz (Aodhan Morgane)

      ALLENACH HOUSE

      Brendan Allenach, lord

      Rian Allenach, firstborn son

      Sean Allenach, second-born son

       Others Mentioned

      Gilroy Lannon, king of Maevana

      Liadan Kavanagh, the first queen of Maevana

      Tristan Allenach

      Norah Kavanagh, third-born princess of Maevana

      Evan Berne, printmaker

      THE FOURTEEN HOUSES OF MAEVANA

      Allenach the Shrewd

      Kavanagh the Bright^*

      Burke the Elder

      Lannon the Fierce

      Carran the Courageous

      MacBran the Merciful

      Dermott the Loved

      MacCarey the Just

      Dunn the Wise

      MacFinley the Pensive

      Fitzsimmons the Gentle

      MacQuinn the Steadfast^*

      Halloran the Upright

      Morgane the Swift^*

      ^*Denotes a fallen House

      

      

      

      

      

      

       Midsummer 1559 Province of Angelique, Kingdom of Valenia

      Magnalia House was the sort of establishment where only wealthy, talented girls mastered their passion. It wasn’t designed for girls who were lacking, for girls who were illegitimate daughters, and certainly not for girls who defied kings. I, of course, happen to be all three of those things.

      I was ten years old when my grandfather first took me to Magnalia. Not only was it the hottest day of summer, an afternoon for bloated clouds and short tempers, it was the day I decided to ask the question that had haunted me ever since I had been placed in the orphanage.

      “Grandpapa, who is my father?”

      My grandfather sat on the opposite bench, his eyes heavy from the heat until my inquiry startled him. He was a proper man, a good yet very private man. Because of that, I believed he was ashamed of me—the СКАЧАТЬ