Chapter 33 The Elder's Verdict

• “Sit still, they’re coming,” Liora whispered beside me, her fingers tightening around mine.
• My heart thudded as the heavy doors of the council chamber groaned open. The scent of incense and aging parchment filled the air. Five elders walked in, robed in dark velvet, their expressions unreadable.
• Ronan stood in the center of the room, tall and composed, yet I could feel the tension in his body like a coiled spring.