▁Mark ▁and ▁K ier an ▁straight ▁to ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁They ▁head ▁up ▁toward ▁him , ▁under ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁being ▁prisoners ▁of ▁Ada on . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁reach ▁the ▁throne ▁room , ▁the ▁King ▁has ▁Ash ▁brought ▁out ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁execute ▁K ier an . ▁ ▁Ann abel ▁f ights ▁the ▁gu ards ▁as ▁they ▁pull ▁him , ▁claim ing ▁he ▁is ▁too ▁young . ▁ ▁She ▁free zes ▁in ▁terror ▁and ▁goes ▁into ▁shock ▁at ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁Julian ▁and ▁Mark ; ▁apolog izing ▁and ▁claim ing ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁mean ▁to ▁kill ▁Liv vy . ▁ ▁J ace ▁has ▁to ▁hold ▁Julian ▁back , ▁and ▁Mark ▁strugg les ▁against ▁his ▁man acles . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁shock , ▁she ▁los es ▁Ash , ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁sl it ▁K ier an ' s ▁thro at . ▁ ▁Before ▁he ▁is ▁able , ▁the ▁Se el ie ▁Queen ▁burst s ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁ra ge , ▁and ▁faces ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁She ▁reve als ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁He ir ; ▁that ▁he ▁killed ▁their ▁daughter ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁she ▁was ▁too ▁weak . ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁shows ▁them ▁Th ule ▁because ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁Ash ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁rid ▁their ▁reality ▁of ▁Sh adow h un ters ▁as ▁Th ule ▁has ▁of ▁its ▁Sh adow h un ters . ▁ ▁Cl ary ▁recogn izes ▁her ▁dead ▁body ▁among ▁the ▁heap ▁of ▁corps es , ▁and ▁points ▁it