Chapter 86: Unfit To Rule.

Chapter 86: Unfit To Rule.

Silas sat at the head of the long wooden table, his fingers steepled beneath his chin as he listened to the elders argue.

The room smelled faintly of burning oil and old parchment, the heavy curtains drawn just enough to keep the afternoon light from fully spilling in. Shadows clung to the corners of the council chamber, stretching and shifting with every flicker of the flames in the sconces.

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