Queen Song

This novella is about Queen Coriane in her youth. It shows how she met King Tiberias, how she eventually gave birth to Cal, how she eventually met her end, and... angst. A whole lot of angst from beginning to end, starting from “OH NO MY BROTHER LOVES MY BEST FRIEND, THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE ME ALONE!” and spiraling down into further depression with each chapter. Her diary is filled with endless whining which adds absolutely nothing new to the story, aside from the fact that Coriane is way too dumb the whole time she was dealing with Elara.

Elara would be easy to get close to. She would not expect Queen Coriane to speak to her, let alone sing to her. But Coriane would do both.