SC2 teaser

>The air is crisp and cold on this breezy day.
>Bright sunlight warms where it touches but does little more than remind you of the days of summer that you had missed.
>In many ways it is like the day that you had returned to your kingdom.
>But now that the celebrations have ended, and the tears of joy have dried, there are duties to be fulfilled.
>Promises to be kept.
>Far from the busy streets of the Crystal Empire, you climb the stout hill where a single tree stands.
>Two changelings, one female and one male, wait for you there.
>They're unlike the others in both hue and temperament.
>But they have done well to fit into this world that is not their own.
>They already have the hole dug.
>It's small and shallow but it will do fine.
>Kneeling before the hole you look to one then the other of your adopted children.
“It's a nice spot. Do you think she would have liked it?”
>Your daughter struggles to contain her sadness as your son does his best to comfort her.
>”I think she would love it. It's… peaceful.” he answers.
>You take a deep breath and reach into your coat.
>She has served you well over the months.
>She had saved the three of you more times than you could count.
>But now it is time for her to find rest.
>You look down at the jagged dagger in your hand.
>The handle fashioned expertly from heavy oak and the horn of a changeling queen as the blade.
“I'm sorry that I couldn't do more. If I had been there sooner…”
>”You've done more than anyone else could.” the changeling girl says softly.
>”More than we could have asked.”

Sovereign Claim 2