"The strongest walls are built with strategy, but only the heart knows how to truly break them."
NIKO'S POV
The residual psychic turmoil radiating from the South Wing had finally dropped below the critical threshold. Riven had gone. Ostel and Kael were anchored in their chambers, managing the fallout of the paternity truth and the maternal sacrifice. The immediate political crisis was contained.
My mind, however, was still humming with the chaotic echoes of their grief. As the Seer, I had been privy to every raw, shattering moment of OStel's fear, Riven's fury, and Elara's icy justification. I needed to perform my own debriefing, away from the rigid structure of the command post.
