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Conference
Kyle sat at the conference table, the drone of the various councillors a background noise. He was lost in guilt thinking about how he’d failed his little sister. It didn’t help at all that the practical side of his brain informed him that when Amelia had been drugged by the Order, he’d been living here in the palace, childhood companion to Alex. Even if he hadn’t been, he’d been a child himself and there was nothing he could have done. Still, he felt like he’d failed her.
William frowned and glanced at Kyle. “Did you manage to check out the Killiam Order’s stronghold?”
Kyle stirred, tearing his eyes from the window, pulling his thoughts back to the present to find everyone looking at him.
“Yes, Your Highness. It’s deserted. Seems they aren’t foolish and knew we’d get aro
