Chapter 85 Rise Of Ash And Fire

• The gates of the Holden kingdom didn’t weep when they left.
• No dramatic send-off. No grand farewell. Just silence.
• Mikko stood tall at her side, his jaw set, his dragon circling overhead like a sentry of vengeance. Espen didn’t look back. She didn’t need to. Whatever piece of her had once clung to the halls behind them had burned away—along with the weight of a crown she never wanted and a legacy she didn’t choose.