Chapter 15: A New Covenant

The dust settled in the council chamber, but the silence was no longer oppressive. It was the quiet of a storm having passed, leaving behind a world washed clean and transformed. Lilian’s broken form was carried away by what remained of the Council, their allegiance shifting like sand in the face of our undeniable strength. The title of Duke was still Caius’s, but its meaning had fundamentally changed. It was no longer a crown of absolute power, but a mantle of responsibility earned through...