Chapter 298

• Elysia
• The Stormridge grounds had been transformed again, this time for something considerably gentler than a Council Summit, banners in soft silver and deep green marking the blending of Stormridge and Bloodfang traditions with the quieter, older symbols Mira had brought from what remained of the Ashgrove Circle's own customs.
• I stood in the dressing room Kade's staff had prepared, studying my reflection in a mirror that had seen considerably more strategy sessions than wedding preparations over the past year, and found myself, for once, entirely without a plan for what came next.