Chapter 64 Whispers In The Dark

• The council chamber had only just emptied, but the weight of their decision lingered in every corridor of the palace. Servants whispered behind closed doors, sensing the air of urgency that followed King Kelvin and his closest allies as they left the meeting. It was as though the very stones of the fortress knew that history had just shifted.
• Lucia walked between Kelvin and Mirabelle, her steps light but her face pale. Shadows clung to her skin, her breathing shallow, yet her eyes burned with stubborn fire. She would not be sent to rest. Not now, not when every word of the council carried the weight of her survival.
• Kelvin glanced at her as they reached the war room adjoining the council hall. “You shouldn’t be here. You need strength.”