THE CRIMSON MOON PACT
"What does a man gain from tearing down a treaty that's kept the peace for two hundred years, rather than simply seizing control of the peace itself. What could possibly be worth that, to him."
"Chaos serves some people better than order does," Wren said slowly, working through the thought as she spoke it. "If the wards fail, if the treaty collapses entirely rather than simply weakening, both our peoples would be thrown back into something like the conditions before the Blood War. No structure, no accountability, no council fires or coronations, just raw power determining who survives and who doesn't." She looked at him, understanding settling cold and clear. "A man who has spent fourteen mo