~Selene's POV~
The confirmation arrives by formal messenger on a Tuesday morning, delivered to the apartment door in a sealed council envelope that the courier hands over with a small, formal bow before he turns and leaves without another word.
Selene signs for it standing in the doorway in her dressing gown, the twins still asleep, Miriam not yet awake either, the building quiet around her in the particular hush of early mornings before anyone else has decided the day has actually begun. She carries the envelope to the kitchen table and sets it down, unopened, and makes coffee first, because she has learned that some documents deserve to wait until she is fully present for them.
When she finally opens it, the language is exactly what she expected. The elder council has reviewed her pet
