Chapter 238: Preparing for War

Chapter 238: Preparing for War

That night, Thane summoned a small group of people to a late dinner in Nyrielle’s formal dining room. It was a meeting he could just as easily have held in his office in the tower, but at the moment, part of him craved the steadying reminders of Nyrielle’s presence that this room offered.

Whether it was the soft lavender wall hangings in her mother’s favorite shade or the exquisitely detailed landscape paintings created by Nyrielle’s own hand, it was impossible to sit in the formal dining room deep underground without feeling like you were in the presence of the Eldritch Lady of the Vale, even if she wasn’t here.

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