Chapter 66

KALLIRA

The report about Ebonshade did not leave my thoughts even after the patrol dismissed. I stood beside Valerius in the strategy room again, watching as new markings were added to the map, each one tightening the structure of his territory.

The room felt more focused than before, not tense, but prepared in a way that made it clear nothing here was left to chance.

Valerius gave his instructio