Caraval 3: Finale

Tella didn’t even know if he desired the throne for its power, if he wanted the prestige, or if he merely wished to pull off the greatest performance the empire had ever seen. Magic pounded beneath her bare feet as she continued to climb the ruins—except, suddenly, they no longer appeared so ruined. Tella sensed there was magic at play that kept him from revealing too many secrets. She’d finally become one of her father’s Fates and lose her own capacity to love.