Chapter 8
Descent of Darkness
Kyura: the Zaldeaan Realm
Kyura’s head swam, and he doubted it was because of the wine he’d been drinking so freely. He seized a glass of water and tried drinking that instead. It didn’t distract him from the knowledge that his younger sister and Iomar were both pledged to uphold the Peace, and his most vulnerable supporters. Both might have been targeted by assassins, which made him wonder if Uncle Karmarn would be next. Was someone trying to bully him into declaring war by killing off his supporters? Or did they think he would stop insisting on peace if his supporters were all dead?
He shivered. To his knowledge, Syenne hadn’t experienced an attempt on her life recently. But would she burden him with the news if she had? He was losing count of how many a
