Chapter 96

• Alera’s Pov
• The weight of my new position settled heavily on my shoulders before I even had the chance to fully understand what it meant. The moment Kael placed me beside him during council briefings, meetings with advisors, and even during the small daily reports from the guards, I knew this wasn’t going to be symbolic. No, I wasn’t just a name whispered in admiration; I was becoming a figure they looked to, for comfort, for judgment, for leadership.
• I didn’t ask for this, but I wasn’t running from it either. If fate had carved this path before I even opened my eyes to who I really was, then I would walk it now with grace, with fire, with everything in me.