One Night,One Claim
The Council Room
The chamber felt too small for the storm inside. Thorne, Liora, Mira, Garrick, Seline, Jaren all present, tension thick. Elara sat beside Kai, one hand cradling her belly, chin lifted despite the pallor etching her face. Valeria stood with her ten sisters, air crackling around them like lightning held in check.“The surge last night completed Ronan’s ritual,” Valeria said. “Portal opens here direct to the lodge. He crosses alone. The passage consumes him and Varak both. But he will reach her.”Kai’s voice was cold iron. “When?”“Midnight. The chant ends now.”Thorne swore under his breath. “How many come through?”“One,” Valeria answered. “Ronan alone. He dies as he steps across.
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