Chapter 149
- Ian’s POV
- “My Lord… it’s Aldric. They found him… in the woods. He’s dead.”
- The moment I heard the words, everything froze. I was in the middle of reviewing the final defense plans for the northern borders when one of the guards burst into the room, breathless and pale as if he’d seen a ghost. I didn’t even need him to speak—I knew something was wrong. But when he did, the words he spoke didn’t make sense at first.