Chapter 443: The Interesting Kind of People
22 Years Ago…
Aurelia leaned her arms over a marble balcony of the Silver Keep and stared out at the sprawling city of Evenfall below. Night had already come, yet the streets were alight with lanterns and the torches of the festival-goers.
She swirled her chalice around and stared at the rippling bloodwine, deep in thought. The balcony door swung open loudly behind her.
“There you are. I was beginning to think you had slinked off back to the temple,” Sabina said and joined her next to the balcony railing.
Aurelia shrugged, not even bothering to glance up at her mentor. “I wish, but you asked me to attend this silly party, so here I am.”
“Would you rather be down there? With the rest of the tribes? The Festival of the Moon should be celebrated with friends— and family, if you have it.”
Aurelia chuckled sourly, “I have no family here.”
“Your brother didn’t come?”
“He sent a letter. He is with my mother.”