Damon’s POV
Three days after my conversation with Damon in the courtyard, a rider arrived at the Moon Kingdom's border demanding audience with Kael, and I recognized the name the guards relayed before I even saw his face.
Victor Stone. Shadow Moon's Gamma, the man who'd once looked down on me without a second thought, now standing in Kael's council chamber looking like he hadn't slept properly in days.
"I need to speak with the queen directly," Victor said, dispensing with formality the moment he was allowed inside. "This can't wait for proper channels."
"Say what you came to say," I told him, watching Kael's guards tense at his urgency.
"We found an excavation site along Shadow Moon's northern border. Old ruins, sealing symbols Rowan says belong to something tied to your bloodline's
