LSelene returned to Mooncrest two days later, but she did not come back alone.Two representatives from the territory beyond the mountains traveled with her.They were not there to join the alliance.At least, not yet.They had come because they wanted answers.I was waiting in the council chamber when the doors opened, and Selene walked in with the two visitors behind her.The older of the two was a woman named Elira, one of the territory’s senior council members. Her gray hair was pulled tightly away from her face, and there was a calmness in the way she carried herself that made it clear she was not easily intimidated.The man beside her was younger, perhaps only a few years older than me. His name was Darien, and he had introduced himself as one of the territory’s appointed representatives.Neither of them looked hostile.But neither looked comfortable either.Their eyes moved around t
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