Chapter 184 War On The Horizon

• I wanted to believe there was another way, that we weren’t doomed to drown in blood before peace had even drawn breath. Some foolish part of me clung to the idea that this kingdom, fractured as it was, could still be mended without tearing itself apart. But the evidence was stacked high and unyielding before me. Every argument Lyselle had laid bare still rang in my ears like a cruel tolling bell.
• My lips parted before I could stop myself. “But… what happens to the innocents caught in between?”
• The words were not loud, but they fell into the room’s silence like an arrow loosed into still water. Every head turned, and their piercing gazes pinned me where I sat. My stomach tightened, yet I lifted my chin all the same.