The words kept echoing in Kael's head.
The bond is shifting.
The silence that followed the departure of the Council delegation hung heavy over the estate.
Servants lowered their voices.
The Warriors regarded Seraphina with a guarded curiosity.
Nobody dared to speak up.
But everyone felt it.
Something that was not seen had changed.
No one could call it.
Simply that it was.
Seraphina stood alone in the east wing library.
The room was her safe haven.
The shelves were high and dark, of oak, and the books had leather covers, worn and faded with the dust and neglect of centuries.
If there was anything to find in the estate...
"They'd be here.
Liora entered quietly, her arms piled high with old, worn records. My lady.' "You wanted everything about Luna traditions."
She carefully p
