The hours rolled on by with tension in the air. Growing electric as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows over Demkas. The day had been fraught with uncertainty, but now, a palpable sense of urgency hung in the twilight.
Oscar had gone earlier to check out his kingdom’s damages firsthand. Disguised of course. He said the damages were bad but not fixable. His vampire senses had picked up something in the air but it was disguised he said, though he could not explain it.
Ju suggested the dragon king must have used confusion. A potent spell that the mage heard off and was incapable of concocting.
In the castle’s war room, Katherine stood at the head of a massive oak table, her hands braced against the polished surface as she studied the map laid before her. Red markers i
