One year after Kael's death, the kingdom received news that shook it to its foundation.
Coren had been captured.
The distant kingdom where the young scholar had been spreading ideas had decided to act. The king had ordered Coren arrested and executed. The message came through trading routes and merchant networks. By the time the news reached Valorath, Coren was already dead.
Young Shan read the report in the Council chamber. The young leader's face was grim as he looked at the others.
"They killed him," Shan said. "They saw what he was doing. They understood that he was a threat to their power. And they killed him."
The Council was silent. Each member was thinking the same thing. Kael had taught Coren. Kael had believed in him. And Coren had died trying to do what Kael had done. He ha
