Chapter 32: [Divine General]
"Morien. The general. Rank 3 magician. A veteran from the eastern wars. He’s aligned himself with Aerik. Quietly. But completely."
Thunder rolled outside, distant but deep.
Kael stared into the dark beyond the window, heart steady but heavy.
His brothers weren’t waiting.
They were moving.
Yue floated slowly above the bed, her presence half-glow, half-shadow. Her voice was dry, amused.
"Humans are always so interesting. Your father still breathes... yet his sons already circle the throne like vultures."
Kael let out a quiet breath and nodded, the weight of truth sinking deeper into his chest.
The room fell into a heavy silence.
Rain pattered steadily outside, a metronome to the dread building between them.
Selene shifted slightly on the bed, clearly troubled. Her fingers fidgeted with the hem of her sleeve.