MATED TO MY BROTHER'S ENEMY
Before long, everyone’s passing the realization down the line.
And then, you can feel it, the whole vibe shifts. Kael’s army? Falling apart. Guards are ditching their mind shackles or just running for it. Nobles bolt for the exits or, wild as it sounds, actually draw steel and join the rebels.
But Kael? Still standing there on the platform, staff glowing like a lighthouse on a stormy night, trying to hold his crumbling army together by sheer force of will. Right next to him is Lord Roderick Blackfang, practically vibrating with bloodlust, fanged grin out, looking ready to drag Lyra off by her hair if he has to. Forget the ceremony, he’s cool with brute force.