Weeks had passed since the first incident, yet the whispers of destruction still clung closely to the palace walls like a ghost refused to return back to the afterlife. Though Jess had no proof to show Athena’s involvement in the incidents she knew deep down that the truth was going to surely come out one day. But right now, truth without evidence meant nothing to the ears of anyone willing to listen. And so the matter died immediately as it came up. Jess, good beside her mate, King Luca ss, entered into the grand council chamber together. The heavy wooden doors were opened for them as they stepped in, revealing the large oval table that had most of the most powerful figures in the kingdom sitting around it. All their conversations hushed at the sight of their King and Queen. Some member

