MagnusTearing myself away from Erina and my boy was painful, but duty called. I met with the elders, Hein, Eric, and their captains in the war room. It might look as if I didn’t care about the blatant disapproval of my decree. I didn’t want a war. We had gone eons without war, but now it seemed imminent.Sabelle’s offer lay festering at the back of my mind. She could annihilate those who opposed me. But would it be fair?The war room has undergone some changes since we last came together. I gave Derik free rein to bring our war room into the 21st century. All the latest tech, computer screens, surveillance cameras, you name it; he installed it. Movement sensors and cameras watched our perimeters. No one would pass undetected into our territory. The screens replaced the old maps and blueprints on the walls. Just a few paintings and tapestries remained, serving as a reminder of a past age. The room no longer had the musty smell of eons past, but I could live with it.“Excellence, we ca
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