Chapter 68 - Debt of Blood and an Opened Door [17]

Two days after Nihil's harrowing internal surgery, Silverwood Spire's throne room was once again filled with Elven elders and commanders. This time, the atmosphere was profoundly different. Gone were the heated debates or accusations of treason. Instead, a heavy silence prevailed—a silence born from the awareness that their world had irrevocably changed. The Inquisition's attack on their soil, though thwarted, was an unforgivable violation. An unofficial declaration of war from one of the mortal realm's greatest powers.