Chapter 17: Ames, Honey

~ Soren ~

The heavy oak doors of the highly secure private room at Blackwood Bastion sealed shut with a deeply absolute thud, instantly suffocating the space with immense, high-stakes political tension. Soren sat entirely rigidly across the highly polished mahogany table, his massive shoulders completely tense beneath his tailored suit. King Hendrix sat heavily beside him, but the absolute focal