{"id":14011,"date":"2021-12-02T18:47:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decastell.com\/?post_type=books&#038;p=14011"},"modified":"2023-04-02T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T14:30:00","slug":"grave-of-thorns","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/decastell.com\/book\/grave-of-thorns\/","title":{"rendered":"Grave of Thorns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center greatcoat-title title-even has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e38f4f\">Grave of Thorns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center upcoming\">A Tale of the Greatcoats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center\" style=\"padding-top:10px\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0\" style=\"max-width:76px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/ipad.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/ipad.png 512w, https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/ipad-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/ipad-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/headphone.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/headphone.png 512w, https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/headphone-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/decastell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/02\/headphone-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Murielle de Vierre was once the King\u2019s Thorn, a loyal member of the legendary swordfighting magistrates known as the Greatcoats. But a single poor choice turned her into a traitor, and set&nbsp;her on a path that led far from the ideals to which she\u2019d once held. Now she wanders alone, disgraced and despised, searching for the road home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story Behind the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a moment during Tyrant\u2019s Throne when Falcio is facing the thirteen rebel Greatcoats who\u2019ve just returned to the fold after the near-fatal Scorn ride Chalmers undertook precisely because Falcio knew it would make them realize how far they\u2019d fallen. For a moment his eyes turn to Murielle de Vierre, the King\u2019s&nbsp;Thorn. We know what he saw in her: the beautiful woman he\u2019d once trained and with whom he\u2019d nearly begun a romantic relationship. But&nbsp;what did she see in Falcio\u2019s gaze? Was it loss and sorrow, or perhaps something darker that Falcio fails to recognize in himself: a brutal&nbsp;rejection of another for having failed to live up to the near-impossible standards to which he holds himself and everyone around him. I started to imagine just how painful that gaze might be to someone who\u2019d genuinely believed she was doing the right thing, and wanted to see what she would do next. 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