It had been a few weeks since my nightmare. My days were filled with Council meetings to discuss our supplies for food and defense ideas as Lorelei became an ever growing threat to me and the kingdom overall.
Generally, I sat at the end of the table next to Meara and pretended to listen during these meetings. I knew eventually it would be me sitting at the head of the table, but each time I sat through one of these meetings, it always felt as if we were searching for the same answer:
What could we do to stop an unstoppable force?
Paeris was amazing through it all, even though when he looked at me he could tell I was off in my own world.
When I wasn't sitting through a meeting about our livelihood, I was training with leaders of the Houses to gain control of my powers. I had to admit,
