Chapter 17 Shadows And Revelations

• That evening brought another clandestine meeting, this time in Master Dorian's private chambers, where we could review the updated intelligence Kael had provided. The seven members of our oath-bound group gathered around his strategy table, with maps of the castle and detailed diagrams of the proposed ritual sites spread before us.
• "The timing changes everything," Master Dorian said grimly after I'd shared Kael's information about the cult's actual schedule. "If their working happens during the wedding night rather than the ceremony, then our counter-ritual needs to be completely reconsidered."
• "How so?" Lady Lydia asked.