☉NARIEL The cottage had become a far cry from its previous bleak shape. Neoma recounted how Castor and Zelhi had rebuilt it following a demon assault several months prior. From her vivid descriptions, the demons mirrored the sinister creations of Elrohir, the high demon lord of Chronos’Throne, whose ruses I had observed in the subterranean chamber beneath the court. Elrohir, as far as I knew, was collaborating with the Supreme in his plans for the future, a future that I was certain would spell doom for humans. And despite my disdain for many humans in Twinecrest and beyond – for the madness and folly that seemed inherent in their kind — Neoma was human. Eldrion, too, though predominantly a werewolf, could still be imperiled should this future come to fruition. It wasn't until Neoma men

