Chapter 2: Chapter 2

I thought they were called stars, or moons, or whatever."

Queen Annalise smiled. "They are, my dear, but the people s tongues are tied. They cannot say the words'star' or'moon' without adding the prefix 'forbidden' to them. It makes the words sound mystical, and therefore more appealing.'Forbidden Love,' 'Forbidden Magic,' 'Forbidden Gods.' It's a brilliant marketing tool, if I do say so myself. It's certainly interesting to watch the people react to the words. Some get excited, some get scared, but all of them want to believe. That is the power of the word, I suppose.