Chapter 343: The Hand Inside the Walls (1)
The candles burning low in the war room gave off a scent of melting wax and charred wicks.
The Senate document was held down with an iron inkwell on the desk, with the dark registry number standing precisely side by side with the creased document taken from the driver at the eastern gate.
Lucien's hexagonal communication crystal lay black and cold next to the edges of the map. The first message, which included Seraphina's statement as well as Tobin's signed deposition, had already been dispatched via the diplomatic cipher channel to Hale and Isolde.
Helion stood over the desk, dressed in his golden plate armor, with a sheet of vellum laid out in front of him. He had not yet drafted his response to the Military High Command.
