THIRD PERSON POV

In the quietness of his dark room, Varkas lounged lazily on the chair with his arms clasped behind his head. The dimly lit room made his features look dangerously savage.

His lazy eyes were on a figure standing not far off.

“My Lord, now that the Alpha King is here, it would not be easy to keep the Aethera in our possession. What do we do now? We’d lost all hope after all these years, only to find her now. We can’t—” His voice was laden with urgency and worry. ...