Rule is a jaw dropping finale to the Unraveled Kingdom series. This series finale examines the politics of war and magic on the battlefield. When we have to make good on our ideas and promises, to fight for the future for which we have campaigned. Even if we've been trained for battle, for bloodshed, it's an entirely different experience in person. And before we know it, one spark can start a wildfire which will consume our homes.

While Rule has this epic sense of battle and the fight for representation, for real change, there's still space devoted to characters. What are the ethical conflicts that Sophie will undergo in war? It's one thing to charm a dress with luck, or even a curse, and another thing to cast a charm and see the destruction it unleashes in person. To sew up the wounds of our friends.