Second of the Thirteen

Asterin Blackbeak

“Live, Manon. Live.”

KINGDOM OF ASH, CH. 89

The one who told Manon to live, and made sure she couldn't argue.

Second of the Thirteen. Branded UNCLEAN at eighty years old, and turned the brand into the argument that ended a five-hundred-year war.

At a glance

KIND: Ironteeth witch — Blackbeak Clan
RANK: Second of the Thirteen
TO MANON: Cousin, Second, friend — a hundred years of it
WYVERN: Narene — a sky-blue mare bred for stealth
CARRIED: UNCLEAN, branded across her abdomen
LOST: A mortal hunter, and their child
DIED: Last of the Thirteen, at Orynth — in light, not darkness
TOOK WITH HER: The Blackbeak Matron

Her people

The coven.

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The Thirteen Manon's Coven · IronteethThe Thirteenher covenEnter The Thirteen →

Manon Blackbeak Wing Leader · Heir of the Blackbeak Witch-ClanManon Blackbeakher Wing Leader — and the one she told the truth toEnter Manon Blackbeak →

Sorrel Third of the ThirteenSorrelthe ThirdEnter Sorrel →

Vesta Of the ThirteenVestaof the ThirteenEnter Vesta →

Ghislaine Of the Thirteen · The ScholarGhislainethe scholarEnter Ghislaine →

Imogen Crochan Of the Thirteen · The First to FallImogen Crochanthe first they lostEnter Imogen Crochan →

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The ones this story crossed.

The long versionRead her whole storyEverything, in one place.Enter the full story

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