The tactical room was eerily quiet as Callista and her advisors arrived. They lit the torches that hung on the wall and a warm yellow glare illuminated the room. Plans, sketches and diagrams hung on every wall. A huge map of the world was positioned on the northern wall with pins marking the current location of soldiers and units. A long oak table filled the centre of the room and in the middle of it was an intricately carved model of the imposing Fortress of Crae that silently guarded the entrance to Alcherys, the united lands of the Children of Light.
The tactical room usually buzzed with activity, people dashing from one map to another, marking ambassadors" movements, tracking armies and issuing status updates. But tonight the entire city celebrated outside and only Callista"s most imp
