The Szilágyi were an ambitious family, with noblemen of several countries either seeking their council, their allegiance or their daughters’ hand in marriage. Most notable of said daughters should become Erzsebet. As mother of the Raven Prince, she spun a legacy, whose echo would ring throughout history. A legendary matriarch of the 15 th  century and queen mother to the Hungarian throne. But her heart was beating Transylvanian. Erzsebet’s ascent started in the hidden. Marry

The conversation with matriarch Aronya was not very exhilarating. She did not appreciate her brother behaving improperly for the likes of his rank. And because she held Arayon personally accountable for the events in the Draq'enar, he got to hear some awful lot from her. He was lucky that she was his cousin. One out of two reasons saving him from major punishment procedures. Besides, there were far more pressing issues to discuss, which is why she refrained from consequences.

Heavy- sweet smelling clouds of perfume clung to every shrub and tree they’d passed on their way to the provincial border. They did not come here often. For the tavern in which they usually received their suitors was a generous distance away from Nathum’s settlements—secluded, near a weather-beaten hiking path, which was only used by those who knew what they were looking for. A few hours of fun, conviviality, secret information, sometimes just an open ear. It was a place to g