Chapter 169: Where Power Needed No Proof

[Silthara Palace — The Grand Court — Dusk]

Dusk did not fall upon the court; it descended . The vast chamber stood hushed, not peaceful but restrained. Rows of nobles lined the hall, their silks heavy with lineage, their gazes sharper than blades concealed beneath courtesy. At the far end, upon the elevated dais, sat Zeramet.