Aether's Obsession
“Whatever it costs.”
Outside the sanctuary, the citadel continued to fracture. Soren’s whispers spread through the halls like poison in the water, promising a third path, a clean break, a way to survive without the prophecy or the prince’s rebellion. Clan elders met in secret. Alliances shifted. The King’s decree had lit the fuse.
But inside the sanctuary, the bond hummed steady and golden.
Two figures, one small and human, one massive and tribrid, sat wrapped together at the low table, writing letters, planning routes, stealing kisses between every decision.