A peal of laughter rang out when Arian finished whispering into Conroy’s ears. Arian himself was smiling as he said those words.

　　“Humans at the gates want to pay homage and gratitude because I ended the barren war?” he snickered, “why, let them in, it is a celebration of their new council and rights after all.”

　　The twin hearths fed with huge crackling logs danced wildly and colors of scarlet, blue and Ambrose twirled about the length of the ...