4 CALISTA Elvena left a few minutes ago to give me my space before the ceremony. I hadn’t talked to Merrick since yesterday, so I had no idea what to expect. Xylia and Meliantha should be here any minute to walk with me to the Great Room where the ceremony and feast would be held. After the festivities, there was going to be a meeting with the council and the different dignitaries from the other territories to discuss the Black Forest, as well as the missing fae and our plans on how to keep our people safe. I could feel the evil growing stronger. Hopefully, after the meeting, we’d have an idea on what our future plans would be regarding our safety. The leader of the dwarves, Durin, would not be attending, as well as King Madoc and Queen Mab from the Winter Court. Durin and King Madoc we

