With Valerius' execution fulfilled, Veltharion returned to the seat of his power within the Ember Court.
There he sat and had the House elders draft a letter to be delivered to Dawnhaven.
This time he ensured the messengers would not say something foolish and have themselves detained and executed.
After all, he needed to end this war quickly, but in a way that still made his house look strong.
The reason for this urgency was simple enough. The other houses had seen the damage his army had suffered, and the number of Ignarion Magi slain in the battle with Dawnhaven.
The security of his house, and its position as a Great Power among the Human Realms would be determined in the coming days.
To put it simply, the jackals were coming now that they smelled the lion bleeding.
And he did not have the time to care about a petty grievance with Dawnhaven.
