The Lullaby of Wolfbane
Because the capital always needs a spectacle, and once the meal is mostly finished, an attendant strikes a bell and the music fades to a polite hush.
Liam returns to the hall a few minutes later.
He looks flushed and tense, and Elara Vin is with him, her stained dress covered by a dark cloak draped around her shoulders. Liam’s hand is angled protectively near her back, not touching, just close enough to guide.
Elara’s eyes are red, but her chin is lifted.
I feel a twist of respect.
Selena sees them too.
Her smile drops for half a second, just a flash of irritation, before she repastes it and laughs louder at whatever Nate says.
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