Meeting the Ivory Queen

***Ronin***

“Welcome to Glacier Moon,” Queen Roxana smiles, the genuine warmth in her tone cutting through the heavy tension in the sprawling office. Her piercing golden eyes slowly, analytically scan our mismatched group, taking in our dirt-stained clothes and exhausted postures.

Cella stiffens beside me, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She shifts Kyler higher on her hip