Chapter 64

Ronan's POV

Frostmere chose a fortress monastery for the relay hearing because apparently no one in our world knew how to hold a dangerous political meeting somewhere with comfortable chairs.

Mara sat beside me in a stone chamber with Ilyra, Soren, Helena, and six Frostmere councilors.

Severin sat across from us.

He had arrived without visible guards.

That was theater. Men like Severin considered a room full of people afraid of instability to be sufficient protection.

The Frostmere Alpha, Orin, opened the hearing.

"We recognized Chancellor Vane's stabilization after command failed for eleven minutes. We have since received evidence from Black Hollow and Redwater that local conversion is possible. Frostmere will reconside