Chapter 2179 Unexpected Gift
- Reluctant yet obedient, the officials filed out, offering final bows before the gilded doors closed behind them and left an expectant hush in their wake.
- Only after the hall emptied did Melesa beckon Emrys through a lattice corridor into her private bedroom, a sanctuary perfumed with lotus incense and moon-white drapes.
- He settled onto a cedar chair, eyes fixed on the tips of his boots, afraid a single wandering glance might violate the sanctity of the room.