Chapter 65: A Call for Unity

The grand council chamber was heavy with tension. The room, filled with Valoria's most influential leaders, was abuzz with the quiet murmur of debate, concern, and lingering fear. Draven's words hung in the air, and every eye in the room was trained on him as he stood before the council table, the weight of the kingdom pressing down on his shoulders.

Lord Harvold, one of the most powerful and often most critical members of the council, leaned forward in his chair. His silver hair glinted in the light of the chamber's torches, his sharp eyes scrutinizing every word that Draven had just spoken. "You say there are more relics tied to the Empire of Shadows," Harvold said, his voice cutting through the uneasy quiet. "And yet, all we've seen so far is one—one relic that you claim was destroyed in the mountains. Are we truly to believe there are others? Or are you simply seeking more power for yourself, Dragon King?"