Soapera: Briar Thorne and the Baptism of Fire

Think being a gothic soap opera character is easy? How dare you. Slap! A cult once ruled the hills outside New Cressida. Briar escaped it as a child—or so she thought. Now, someone has re-lit the ceremonial pyres, and the townspeople are whispering about “The Flameborn Bride”… and carving her name into church pews. Secrets: What ritual did Briar interrupt that night? Why does fire never scar her? And who is that child claiming to be her daughter?