Chapter 25: Pathway I
The hall, the Dragon’s hall—almost everything of the Vorrakyn started with ’Dragon’—was large, held up by massive pillars carved with different Dragon drawings and statues.
And on the highest platform that was raised, backing a large clear window that spilled golden light into the room, stood the Dragon’s throne, and on it, Drenvar Vorrakyn, the Dragon Lord of the Vorrakyn and the Grand Duke of the Western Region.
He sat on his throne of black bones. The back of the throne had a curved skeletal wing like silent blades. It was rumored that the whole throne was made from Dragon bones. But one thing that Vacuse knew was that the throne was the highest and most powerful artifact of the Vorrakyn family, and it was tied directly to each family head.
His cold eyes looked at all the children that stood before him. Red eyes stared back in anticipation. Not only were they bastards, his own legitimate daughter and other branch families of the Vorrakyn were also among them.
On the other side stood the children of the vassals of the Vorrakyn, children of the lords that ruled below Drenvar. But they weren’t many. Drenvar’s eyes narrowed as he remembered that some of them died due to assassination.
Thankfully, everyone liked to have a lot of children.
And then to another side were the said vassals. Five of them stood at attention, their eyes on their lord, expressions locked behind their faces.
