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"Destruction" is a short story set in the Queen's Thief universe. It was originally published in the 2011 paperback edition of A Conspiracy of Kings. When it was republished in Moira's Pen, it was re-titled "The Destruction of Hamiathes's Gift."

Plot[]

Shortly after the events of The Thief, the queen of Eddis has decided to destroy Hamiathes's Gift. With the king of Sounis, the queen of Attolia, and representatives of several other nations in attendance, Eddis uses a crossbow to launch the Gift into the mouth of the Sacred Mountain, where it is destroyed by lava.

During the ceremony, Eugenides watches the queen of Attolia. Although he cannot see into the volcano, he knows the moment when the Gift is destroyed, as he sees the queen's belief in it suddenly fade away.

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