[Imbrium, the Capital of Lunar.]
[Penumbra. The Crown Palace.]
It was a fine morning, but for some reason, it felt eerie to Cassian.
The corridors of Penumbra were already awake before the sun had fully risen up.
No lamps burned along the walls. Instead, every intersection had been carved several feet into the black stone, creating deep recesses where controlled fires burned without smoke.
Their light reached only a short distance. Cassian walked through the darkness in heavy steps.
He wore a long black royal coat over a dark shirt, the gold insignia of the crown fixed beneath his collar.
Vega walked beside him. She was his second wife.
