The large table looked too empty and too pristine to belong in the initiation rite chamber, which still bore all the marks of Kamira’s battle with Yoreus, but she cared little for appearances. With its crystal dome already shattered, it was a perfect place to allow the demons to participate in any meetings, and she hoped that the battered chamber would also serve as a reminder of the events that brought the end of the high mages and, perhaps, save the new arcane Towers from a similar fall… save her from suffering similar pride and corruption.
She closed her fingers on the edge of the table. She hadn’t asked to become a leader, and in any other circumstances she would have laughed Irtan off and left him to deal with the aftermath, but with demons coming, she couldn’t leave Kaighal at their
