She sighed.
"Accurate accusations or paranoid speculation?"
"Little of both. Mostly paranoid." He sat down. "But we're being recalled to the Imperial Capital anyway. All of us. Tomorrow."
Seria's hands stilled. "More attacks?"
"Three kingdoms. Same pattern." He handed her the letter.
She read it quickly, her tactical mind already processing. "This is coordinated at a scale we haven't seen. Someone's orchestrating demon attacks empire-wide and has resources to execute simultaneously across multiple kingdoms."
"That's what I said. Military leadership wasn't convinced."
"Military leadership is afraid of you and defaulting to suspicion because that's easier than admitting they don't understand your magic." She set down the letter. "Where's Elara?"
"Cathedral. Morning prayers."
