Moira's POV

The summit reconvenes at dawn. Coalition leaders file into the chamber wearing grim expressions. Dimitri's allies look uncertain now. The observers sit with notebooks ready. Margaret and Dimitri occupy their thrones, but the smugness from yesterday is gone.

Dimitri's daughter sits in Margaret's lap. Still no aura. Still no power. The experts tested her through the night. Nothing changed.

Isabella stands. "The prophecy evaluation is ...