(CORRINE)
"You're lying," I say hoarsely. "She's the queen. I may have turned my back on the Northern Kingdom, but I know what happened after I left. She became queen. The false queen was removed, and—"
"The elders tried to force Locke to take part in a mating ceremony with Ravenna after they opposed his decision to kill her. They might have been able to ensure her survival, but Locke wasn't going to give her what she wanted. He and I left that morning, before the mating ceremony. She was humiliated. The elders tried to compel his return, but he refused. He goes back once a year, and every time, Ravenna tries her best to seduce him so that she can at least carry his heir and legitimize her position. But he won't touch her. He threw her out of his room naked once. He has made his stance clear to the elders. They can have her as their queen, but she is not his mate."
"Sigrid—"
